Light hearted teasing marks 80 years of siblings Paul and Pauline Holder
At an open house in Carbondale for Paul Holder and his sister Pauline, family teased and reminisced about their 80 year bond. Paul teased back, Pauline warned he might get upstaged, and their mother Mary once settled disputes with a pair of switches. The siblings shared humor, memories, and mutual affection as they recalled childhood moments and ongoing good nature.
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Carbondale
Paul Holder
Pauline
David Baggett
Holder
Bill Holder
Mary
Paul
St. Louis
Cutler
Pauline Holder-Baggett
Pauline Holder Baggett
Twins celebrate 80th birthday in Carbondale with family memories
The Holder siblings Pauline and Paul recall decades of hardship and faith from a family farm on 47 acres, including a father who died young, siblings leaving school to help, and daily labor peddling wares. Paul served in WWII and both maintained a strong bond through family trials and loss.
Twin builders: Pauline and Paul Holder's large family tale
Pauline and Paul Holder born Jan 21 1922 on a farm near Carbondale to William and Mary Holder. They have many siblings, spouses, and children including Marilyn Heine, Mary Valerius, and Steve Baggett. Paul crafts wooden tractors and crafts later married Elaine Davenport Holder. Eugene Baggett died in 1986.
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Pauline
Paul Holder
William
Bill
Mary Holder
Delbert
Vivian Young
Bill Holder
Paul
Ruby Louise Sterns
Marilyn Heine
Mary Edith Holder
Valerius
Daniel Paul Holder
Paula Louise Stull
Elaine Davenport Holder
Eugene Baggett
David Baggett
Rosalie Hertter
Steve Baggett
Eugene
Ruby Sterns Holder
Pioneer’s Cabin
Mary Valerius
Lifelong faith anchors Paul and Pauline Holders' lives
Paul and Pauline Holders reflect on a life centered in church service and ministry. Paul grew into pastoring Denmark Baptist and other Illinois churches, while Pauline supported as a pastor’s wife and choir member. Their shared faith shaped family, marriage, and community work across decades.
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Grand Avenue Baptist Church
Carbondale
Herrin
Litchfield
Ware
Cairo
Tamaroa
Pauline
Eugene
Paul
New hospital CEO Floyd Bounds assumes Pinckneyville post
Floyd Bounds has begun as administrator and CEO of New Pinckneyville Community Hospital after 11 years leading a Fredericktown, Missouri facility. He highlights similar size and services, including skilled care, 25 bed acute unit, home health, and ambulance service. Board officers named for 2002 include Dr. Charles Roe as president and Henry River Jr. as vice chair. A state survey found no deficiencies, and strategic planning notes patients traveling to Carbondale, Du Quoin, and St. Louis for obstetrics and cardiology.
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Pinckneyville New Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Floyd Bounds
Bounds
Fredericktown
Pinckneyville’s Hospital
Kelly Credit
Sisters of St. Mary
PCH
Carbondale
du Quoin
St. Louis
Pinckneyville
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