  Mae P. Holloway 25 January 1923 - 28 February 2012 Herbert O. Holloway 20 August 1917 - 15 November 1988  The Herald Democrat March 2, 2012 The family of Mae Pearl Meek Holloway celebrated that she was gathered to her people in heaven at the ripe old age of 89. Born the 7th of 12 children to William Henry and Dovie May Meek in Grayson County, Mae married Olin V. Armstrong in 1940 when she was 17, only to be widowed a few weeks later. Mae moved back to her parents' home and completed her senior year at Howe High School, graduating in 1941. Mae's schoolmate and best friend, Jessie Jo Holloway, thought her older brother, Herbert Orran Holloway, a farmer from Tom Bean, should cultivate a lasting relationship with Mae. Falling on fertile ground, Jessie's planted idea resulted in Mae and Herbert's wedding on June 12, 1942, sprouting a marriage that flourished until Herbert's death in 1988. They raised 5 children: Robert E. "Bobby" of Howe; John Herbert of Gunter, Jo Linda Thomas of Denton, Stephen Ray of Luella; and Cynthia Lou Stephens of Howe. Cultivation of the Holloway family tree continued through marriages and births of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and then great-great-grandchildren. Mae and Herbert weathered many back-breaking years, as well as enjoyed many prosperous ones, farming their land near Howe, Texas. When lean years came, Mae went to work. In 1964 she traded the cotton fields for the cotton ball machine at the Sherman Johnson & Johnson plant where she made many lifelong friends. Throughout Mae's life, she drew strength from her belief in God, and His Son, Jesus Christ. Her membership at the First Baptist Church of Howe kept her rooted in the faith, encouraging and ministering to fellow believers with her wry sense of humor and delicious peach cobbler. The fruits of Mae's lifelong labors of love will be harvested for generations to come. Mae is survived by sisters-in-law, Jessie Jo Geer of California and Helen Holloway of Oklahoma; and her brothers and their spouses, Marion and Doris Meek of Bells; Eual and Leah Meek of Henderson; Bill Meek of Sherman; and Bob and Irene Meek of Seagoville, plus numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews, treasured friends, and wonderful caregivers. The funeral took place Monday, March 5, 2012, 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Howe. Grandsons were pallbearers. Interment was at Holloway Cemetery in Luella, Texas. Arrangements were under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Memorials may be made online to www.HomeHospice.org/Donations.  Holloway Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |