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Lexington Firefighter Dies




Harold Hollingsworth

Harold Hollingsworth, an Assistant Fire Chief of Fort Osage and a Lexington native, died in the line of duty on April 7, 2013. The following is taken from his obituary, printed in The Lexington News on April 12th:

"Harold Bemard Hollingsworth, 47, of Lexington, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 while serving in the line of duty. Harold was born on Oct. 6, 1965 in Lexington, to Harold and Charlotte F. (Patton) Hollingsworth. He was a graduate of the Lexington High School. After high school Harold earned his Associates Degree in Fire Science. On Nov. 17, 1990 he married Allison Duvall in Lexington, who survives of the home.

"Harold and Allison are members of the Lexington United Methodist Church. For the past 16 years Harold has been employed with the Ft. Osage Fire Protection District and currently held the position as Assistant Fire Chief. Previous to working at Ft. Osage he was employed with the Lexington Fire Department. He was active in the Warrior-Tribe-Of-Mic-O-Say, Ft. Osage. Harold was a former member of the Lexington School Board, the head coach for Lexington Little League Wrestling and he helped with Little League Football. Harold was preceded in death by his mother, Charlotte Patton and a brother, Clay Hollingsworth. Harold is survived by his wife, Allison, of the home; two sons, Matthew and Nathan Hollingsworth of Lexington; a brother, Larry Hollingsworth of Lexington and twin brother, Charles Hollingsworth and wife Christy of Lexington; a sister, Terri (Hollingsworth) Fletcher and husband, Jay, of Blue Springs; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mike and Louise Duvall of Lexington; and several nieces and nephews."



Mary K Wilcoxon Gooseman, one of our local historians, notes that Chief Hollingworth was the first local firefighter to die in the line of duty since 1939. For pictures of the huge funeral procession and other tributes, go to the link below, "Tribute to Asst. Chief Hollingsworth".