Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway, affectionately known as “Popeye,” 94, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Leesburg, Georgia. Visitation will be held at Porterfield Methodist Church at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. with Chuck Knight officiating. Internment will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery with Jimmy Lowery, Will Salter, Maurice Clark, Ricky Huiras, Royce Hunter, and Ricky Jarrell serving as honorary pallbearers. Dan was born on Friday, February 13, 1931, in Meansville, Georgia, to the late Grace Barrett Holloway and James Wilson Holloway, Jr. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana before returning to Ft. Pierce, graduating from Ft. Pierce High School, Class of 1950. He then attended the University of Florida for two years, where he was a star track athlete before entering the Navy. A member of Company 188, Dan trained in San Diego, California, before boarding the USS Juneau, fighting fire missions in Korea. After returning from Korea, Dan married his high school sweetheart, Alice Julia “Judy” Sloan, and they moved to Norfolk. While in Norfolk, Dan and Judy found out they were going to be parents. With a child on the way, Dan and Judy moved to Albany, Georgia, in 1955, where he took over and ran Modern Gas Company, which was given to him by his father. It was in Albany that Dan and Judy made their home and created a lifelong business legacy. While running Modern Gas Company, Dan decided to expand his business portfolio. He and Judy bought a camper business in the 1970s, opening Campers World of Albany, and later opening Honda Yamaha Kawasaki of Albany, before purchasing Albany Propane in the 1980s to further the propane business. He later purchased Bi-County Propane. Modern Gas’s growth did not stop there. Dan was one of the innovators in the cylinder exchange business, with Modern Gas being one of only three companies involved in the cylinder exchange in the 1990s. Dan continued to strengthen the propane industry, serving as the Georgia Propane Gas Association President for two consecutive terms. He is known as the only member to do so. When not working, Dan was active in the community as a charter member of Porterfield, a member of the Albany Jaycees and Rotary Club. Additionally, Dan was an avid camper and boater, taking his friends and family on numerous memorable trips to Mexico Beach, Florida. Dan will forever be remembered as a captain of the seas. Survivors include his children, Wilson Holloway (Donna) and Mark Holloway (Glenda) of Albany, Ga; his granddaughters, Rachel Holloway of Albany, Katy Holloway of Atlanta, Ga. Katie Herrington (Roger) of Douglas, Ga., Callie Kendrick (Will) of Barnesville, Ga., Jill Holloway of Thomasville, Ga., Jenny Holloway of Denver, Colorado, and Alex Laye (Wyndham) of Albany. He is also survived by his great-grandchildren, Emma Rose, Preston, and Lincoln Herrington, and Houston and Elliott Kendrick, along with a host of cousins and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, James Holloway of Winter Park, FL., and Helen Holloway Warren of Ft. Pierce, his wife Judy, and his son, Steven. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.kimbrellstern.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Willson Hospice House, 320 Foundation Lane, Albany, GA 31707, Porterfield Methodist Church, 2200 Dawson Road, Albany, GA 31707 or the Alzheimer’s Outreach Center, 229 N. Jackson St., Albany, GA 31701. The Holloway family extends their sincerest gratitude to his dedicated team of caretakers, Lois English, Leather Western, and Valerie Smith for their compassionate care.

Dan Holloway

February 13, 1931 - August 2, 2025