Jean Hollis

Nettie Jean Hollis, 88, of Florence, passed away December 29, 2025, at North Alabama Medical Center. Jean was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and a current member of Mount Zion Church of Christ. Jean taught school for 25+ years, the last 20 years at Wilson Elementary. She was a hospice and hospital volunteer for 6 years after she retired. She loved her family and her church family wholeheartedly. She was a kind soul with a generous heart.

Survivors include:

Son:  Wendal Hollis

Daughter:  Sylvia Stephenson

Sisters:  Clarisa Alexander (Jerry) & Ruth Malone

Grandchildren:  Brooklyn & Madelyn

Preceded in death by:

Husband:  John Lem Hollis

Son:  John Byron Hollis

Parents:  Melvin Tolbert Hubbard & Phoebe Odell Rhodes Hubbard

Brothers:  Quillen “Tee” Hubbard & Marvin Neal “Catfish” Hubbard

Visitation will be Thursday, January 1, 2026, from 11:00am – 1:00pm, at Greenhill Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 1:00pm, in the funeral home chapel, with Scotty Sparks & Baron Vander Maas officiating. Burial will be at Jessie’s Garden Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be:  Rodney Hubbard, Warren Hubbard, Patrick Alexander, Chuck Tash, Lance Pruitt & Tim Clanton. 

Honorary pallbearers will be:  Jeff Gifford & Tim Rhodes

Greenhill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.