Geraldine Holland "1924 – 2013" Canton – Geraldine Hannah Ray Holland, age 89, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013 at her residence in Vanceboro, North Carolina. A native of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Roland "T.R." and Annie Dee Birchfield Ray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wiley Holland, who died in 2003, a daughter, Brenda Joyce Holland, who died in 1967; and a grandson, Cody Holland who died in 2012. She was also preceded in death by six sisters and one brother. She has two surviving brothers. Geraldine was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and loved to cook, sew, garden, shopping and spoiling her grandchildren. Geraldine also worked at Merita Bread Store for several years and also for Davis Department Store in Candler. After the passing of her husband, she moved to Vanceboro, North Carolina where her daughter, Kim and her family lived. She is survived by two daughters, Ann Holland Earley (husband, Vernon-deceased) of Decatur, Alabama, and Elizabeth Kim Thorn and her husband, Bob, of Vanceboro; one son, Charles Hoyt Holland of Canton; six grandchildren, Tina Earley Sparks, Lisa Earley Woods, Benjamin Thorn, Julie Holland, Jon Cory Holland and Melanie Benson; seven great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Jack W. Collins officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:30 a.m. prior to the service at Ridgeway Baptist Church. The family would like to express heartfelt gratitude to Hospice Nurse Sabrina and especially to her current caregivers, Sarah, Angie, Audry and Rosalyn. Memorials may be made to Ridgeway Baptist Church, Old Hwy 19/23, Candler, NC 28715 or Craven Co. Special Olympics, Craven Co. Rec. Dept., 406 Craven St., New Bern, NC 28560 (re: Benjamin Thorn). A celebration of life in Vanceboro will be announced at a later date.
525 Old US 19-23 Hwy
Candler, NC 28715
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