July 23, 1941 - February 25, 2025
Mrs. Alether W. Holloway, age 84, entered rest, Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center.
She was born on July 23, 1940, in Candler County, to the late Leroy Williams and Laura Cassel Williams.
The Bulloch County native received her formal education in the public school system of Bulloch County and at an early age she became a member of Springhill Baptist Church. She was united in holy matrimony to the late James W. Holloway.
Early in her life, she began her career with a daycare for children. After many years she became a caretaker for the Shipman family until her health declined
Mrs. Holloway was loved by many people. She always had an open door if needed. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who enjoyed her children and grandchildren.
On Tuesday afternoon, February 25, 2025, she quietly slept away to be at rest with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; all siblings, Dorothy, Reader, Leander, Martha, Barbara, Bertha, and Sammy; a daughter, LaRhonda Lawson; and a grandson.
She leaves to cherish fond memories: a sister; her children and grandchildren; two daughters, Gwendolyn H. McCollum and Erma H. West, both of Statesboro, GA; two sons, Rodney Holloway (Lagretta) and Shannon Rostell, both of Statesboro, GA; sister, Shirley A. Williams of Atlanta, GA; fifteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many grieving friends.
A viewing for Mrs. Holloway will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hill’s Mortuary, Inc.
The funeral service for Mrs. Alether Holloway will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Gregory Thomas, pastor and the Elder Donald Chavers, Jr., officiating.
Final rites have been entrusted to Hill’s Mortuary, Inc.
