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Beverly W. Holley
Posted 2/19/10
Beverly W. Holley, 81 CAMBRIDGE - Beverly W. Holley, of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at her home. She was 81. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Beverly …
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Beverly W. Holley
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Beverly W. Holley, 81 CAMBRIDGE - Beverly W. Holley, of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at her home. She was 81. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Beverly was born on July 5, 1928, in Cambridge, the oldest of six children, to the late Raymond D. Willey and Elvia Robbins Willey. She attended school in Cambridge and was a 1945 graduate of Cambridge High School. On Sept. 2, 1948, she was married to Donald "Joe" Holley. They were married for 57 years. Joe passed away on Nov. 14, 2005. Beverly worked 28 years for Coastal Foods. She later worked 17 years for the State of Maryland, retiring from Dorchester County Social Services in 1990. She attended the Cambridge Church of the Nazarene for over 44 years. Beverly is survived by a daughter, Donna Reed and husband Phil of Cambridge; a grandson, Matthew P. Reed; and a granddaughter Ashley M. Reed, both of Columbia; four brothers, Raymond D. Willey Jr. and wife Betty, Wayne Willey, Gary Willey and wife Janet and Robert Willey and wife Bonnie, all of Cambridge; sister-in-law, Patricia Holley Grassett and husband David of Seaford, Del.; and several nieces and nephews. Beside her parents and her husband, Beverly was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Willey Rue Cuthbertson. A funeral service was held Monday, Feb. 22, at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. Richard Prahl and Rev. Sharon Prahl officiating. Burial will take place at a later time at Dorchester Memorial Park. Family will received friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and noon to 1 p.m. on Monday. Pallbearers were Matthew Reed, Ashley Reed, Chris Ziomek, Robert J. Willey, Gary Willey, Wayne Willey, David Grassett and Tim Reed. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in memory of Beverly, to the Cambridge Church of the Nazarene, 97 Sandy Hill Road, Cambridge, MD 21613.