Lt. Col. Holly Aubrey Piner(RET), 86, of Duck Hill, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024.  He was born December 14, 1937 in Columbia, MS to Holland Bates and Elma Craft Piner.  Holly was a graduate of Columbia High School and Pearl River Junior College.  He also attended the University of Southern Mississippi and earned a degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University.  He continued his studies by taking advanced courses in Engineering at the University of New York.  Holly was proud to have spent a lifetime in service to his country and fellow man, and he gladly shared that he had spent 36 years, 10 months, and 4 days in the Mississippi Army National Guard.  Holly earned the rank of Lt. Colonel and was the Facilities Management Engineer at Camp McCain at the time of his retirement, a position he held for many years.  He was a member of Duck Hill Baptist Church.  Holly brought life and great conversation to any room he entered.  He was a fine man and a loyal Patriot.  May he rest in peace.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Rev. Tim Buchanan and Rev. Archie Goodwin officiating.  Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at McKibben and Guinn.  Holly will be interred at noon on Thursday, December 5, 2024, in the Piner Family Plot in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia, MS.  Full military honors will be rendered.

Survivors include a special cousin who also was his caregiver, Pat Ellis; and several nieces and nephews.

Holly is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara Nell Ezell Piner; son, Gregory Holly Piner; sister, Sandra Kline and a brother, Ted Leroy Piner.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Duck Hill Baptist Church.

Online condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).