DeLoris Gary Holverson

June 19, 1924 - January 15, 2021

Services for DeLoris Gary Holverson will be held graveside at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler, Texas on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. Stuart Baskin officiating under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Holverson passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at the age of 96. She was born June 19, 1924 in Gilmer, Texas to Ophe John “OJ” Gary and Donna “Donnie” Lee Cabbiness Gary. DeLoris spent her childhood in Gilmer, Texas, often found at the soda fountain of her father’s pharmacy. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University in 1945 and Master of Music degree from North Texas State College (now UNT) in Denton, TX in 1951. DeLoris moved to Tyler in 1945 and married Joe Holverson in 1961 at the First Presbyterian Church in Tyler. She taught Elementary School Music for 19 years. DeLoris was a member of the Tyler Music Coterie, volunteered for Meals on Wheels with her husband, and played piano for their Sunday Bible Study Class. She loved to travel, with friends whenever possible, from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to Italy, Egypt, and the Holy Lands of Israel. DeLoris loved music and teaching, and put her faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. DeLoris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Monday Bible Study Class in Tyler. DeLoris was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Joseph Melvin Holverson; parents; and infant son, John Clinton Holverson. She is survived by her son, Joseph Gary Holverson and wife Kathleen of Frisco, TX; grandchildren, Emily Ann Holverson and Jacob Matthew Holverson.