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Obituary for James Elwood Holliday
James Elwood Holliday, 82, of Jamesville died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at his residence in Jamesville.
Born March 13, 1934 in Martin County he was the son of the late Winston Elwood Holliday and Katie Peal Holliday and was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Holliday Peal and brother, Gerald Holliday. Elwood was a beekeeper and co-owner of Holliday Metal Buildings and member of Gospel Light Church of Christ.
His family includes his wife, Margaret Daniels Holliday of Jamesville, N.C.; daughter, Sherry Holliday Burton of Plymouth, N.C.; son, Jimmy E. Holliday and wife Kathy of Jamesville, N.C.; sisters, Jean H. Daniels of Jamesville, N.C. and Faye H. Jackson of Plymouth, N.C.; grandchildren, Kyle Holliday and wife Amy and Casey Holliday; great grandchildren, Grace Ann Holliday and Libby Kate Holliday.
Funeral service will be held Friday, April 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Gospel Light Church of Christ with Jim Cooper, Randy Masters and Kent Gurganus officiating. Burial will follow in Jamesville Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Gospel Light Church of Christ and other times at the residence.
Arrangements are by Maitland Funeral Home, Plymouth.