Mildred Cherry Holden, of Supply, died July 26, 2014, at the age of 89.
She graduated from Belmont High School, Belmont and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Mars Hill Junior College, Bachelor’s of Science degree from Western Carolina University, Master’s of Arts degree from George Peabody College at Vanderbilt and studied one summer at Radford College in Radford, Va. She lived most of her adult life in Holden Beach and was a retired public school teacher.
Born April 25, 1925, in Gaston County, she was a daughter of the late William Otis and Ethel Abernathy Cherry. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mozelle C. Smith.
Survivors include her husband, James Cecil Holden, Sr. and their children and spouses, respectively, Jim and K.C. (Chubb) Holden, Marston Holden, Majannah H. and Jeff Turlington and Cecile Holden. Surviving grandchildren are Jameson Holden, Ryan Holden, Daryl Turlington and Trisha Turlington. She is also survived by her sister, Helen (Bunny) C. Allman and nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and relatives at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Sabbath Home Baptist Church followed immediately by the funeral service beginning at noon with the Rev. Wade McLamb and the Rev. Foyd Bennett officiating. Graveside service will follow at the Holden Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Trisha Turlington, Daryl Turlington, Ryan Holden, Rendell Allman, David Allman and Greg Holden. Honorary pallbearers will be Jameson Holden, Tammy Parra, Vann Pyatte, Wayne Holden, Brenda Dempsey, Danny Galloway, David Lewis and Grover Holden.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sabbath Home Baptist Church, 990 Sabbath Home Road SW, Holden Beach, NC 28462 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia, NC 28422.
You may offer online condolences at www.shallottefunerals.com.
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