Mary Elizabeth Holder

Mary Elizabeth Holder, age 94 of Cumming, passed away, Wednesday, December 26, 2012. She was a member of North View Baptist Church in Memphis, TN.

While in Georgia she attended Foothills Community Church in Marble Hill. She was a born again Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Holder; and sister, Laverne Hodges.



She was an avid fan of the University of Memphis Basketball team and was very athletic. She pitched girls softball till she was 63 years old. She loved square dancing and ball room dancing. She was an avid gardener, growing beautiful roses and vegetables. She married her high school sweetheart at age 55 and they had over 35 years together. After retiring from Pepperite Printing Company, where she was an executive secretary, she and her husband spent many years traveling extensively. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother.



Survivors include her children, Michelle and Richard Sissom of Cumming, Mike and Charlotte Boren of Ball Ground, Terry Holder of Memphis TN; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; and two nieces.



Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 30that 2:00 pm (CST) at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis, TN with Pastor Richie Sissom officiating. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, TN. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home on Friday from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and on Sunday at 1:00 pm (CST) at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis, TN.



Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.