Funeral services for Susie Stanley Holland, 78, of Alto, were held Friday, Nov. 26, at Hillside Memorial Chapel in Clarkesville. The Rev. Scott Ledbetter and the Rev. Anthony Cook officiated. Interment followed in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Holland took her heavenly flight home Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness.
Born Apr. 3, 1943, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late J.C. and Beulah Wade Stanley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Eugene Holland; brothers, George Meeks and Donald Stanley; and a sister, Geraldine Free.
Susie retired from Mount Vernon Mills with over 20 years of dedicated service. In early years, she enjoyed trips with her husband as he drove a truck across the country and in later years adventures of traveling with the ladies from her church. Most of all, Susie loved her family tremendously, especially enjoying time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She attended Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne Holland Harrison and Charles Harrison of Alto; sister and brother-in-law, Janell and Melvin Thompson of Lula; grandchildren, Makesha Cook Murphy and Paul Murphy of Southport, North Carolina, and Makayla Cook Holcombe of Habersham County; great-grandchildren, Kaveri Holcombe, Daylen Holcombe, and Jaeyli Holcombe, all of Alto; Zeke and Winter Murphy of Southport, North Carolina; special niece, Salena Thompson Roach of Lula; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
An online guest registry is available for the Holland family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements were in the care of Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville.