Julian Delano Holbrook
1936 - 2023
Obituary of Julian Delano Holbrook
Julian Delano Holbrook age 87, of Cripple Creek, passed away on November 5, 2023. He was born on April 26, 1936 to the late Camiet and Virgie Poe Holbrook. Julian was a retired VDOT employee and a lifelong farmer. Julian had two great passions in life Baseball and Coon Hunting. He was preceded in death by his four brothers, Elmo, Robert, Donald and Fred Holbrook; one sister, Juanita Hackler.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Bonnie Holbrook of Cripple Creek; three daughters and sons-in-law, Vicky and David Lineberry of Germanton, NC; Brenda Holbrook of Cripple Creek; Amanda and Dennis Umberger of Cripple Creek; grandson and spouse, John David and Cayla Colvin of Texas; two great grandchildren, Destiny and Hunter Colvin; special nephew, Edward Hackler of Grayson County; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held 7 P.M. on Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Grubb Funeral Home with the Reverend Jerry Bell officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.grubbfuneralhome.com
The Holbrook family is in the care of Grubb Funeral Home, Wytheville VA.
I'm a Christian, and I'm a daughter of Allan B. Holbrook, now in heaven. My married name is Debby Stevens. My parents, Allan and Marie, were devout Christians, and had 10 children. They were both school teachers, but Mom quit teaching at public school after marriage. But both Mom and Dad home-schooled us all - starting when I was in 1st grade - that's when they came to the decision to home-school us.
Dad earned an income through being an English teacher here in Traverse City, for man years.
Dad started some Bible meetings that took place in the homes of friends of ours and in our own. He was the main teacher in it, and it was in a discoursing style - he would talk about spiritual things with the fathers of the families, each time, and all the children of the families would sit and listen to it all.