Mildred O. Holly

Published 7:22 pm Wednesday, January 4, 2012

January 1, 2012

Mildred O. Holly, 85, of 3340 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Mildred O. Holly

She was a native of Nansemond County and the daughter of the late Elexandir Goodman and Mattie White Goodman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Soloman Holly.

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She retired from domestic work. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

She leaves to cherish her memory: three daughters, Betty Brown, Virgie Jackson (Melvin) and Ynada Bowen, all of New Jersey; three sons, Herbert L. Holly, Richard L. Holly and Preston Holly (Clarine), all of Suffolk; one sister, Susie Collins of Wilmington, Del.; one brother, William Goodman (Martha) of New York; 19 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren; nieces, Mattie B. Wilson (Ervin) and Mozell Cowling; nephew, Elder Robert Goodman (Jean); other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Tabernacle Outreach Center, 3621 Nansemond Parkway, officiated by the Rev. Nathaniel Scates. Interment will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery.

Crocker Funeral Home, Inc. is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.