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Edith Mae Holston
Posted 7/24/08
Edith Mae Holston, 99 SEAFORD - Edith Mae Holston, born Edith Mae West, on Nov. 9, 1908, in Georgetown, passed away peacefully at the Seaford Retirement and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, July 22, …
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Edith Mae Holston
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Edith Mae Holston, 99 SEAFORD - Edith Mae Holston, born Edith Mae West, on Nov. 9, 1908, in Georgetown, passed away peacefully at the Seaford Retirement and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, July 22, 2008, at the age of 99. Mrs. Holston was an avid lover of music. She enjoyed singing and playing the piano, organ, and other musical instruments in her younger years. She and her late husband Larry E. Holston were farmers for many years retiring in 1972. They were members of Providence United Methodist Church, Georgetown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry E. Holston in 1989; two grandchildren, Neal C. Willey and Jeffrey Donaway; four siblings, Margaret Hitchens, Florence Hitchens, Huey West, and Edward West; two sons-in-law, Russell Willey and Lawrence P. Malloy; and a daughter- in-law, Anna Mae Holston. Mrs. Holston is survived by her children, Margaret L. Willey of Milton, William Elwood Holston, Reese L. Holston, Charles Ray Holston and his wife Pat, all of Georgetown, and Virginia H. Molloy of Indian Trail, N.C.; her grandchildren, Wayne E. Holston, Michael A. Holston, Alvin K. Holston, Karen S. Franklin, Wade W. Willey, Gregory Donaway, and Sean P. Malloy; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry E. Holston in 1989; two grandchildren, Neal C. Willey and Jeffrey Donaway; four siblings, Margaret Hitchens, Florence Hitchens, Huey West, and Edward West; two sons-in-law, Russell Willey and Lawrence P. Malloy; and a daughter- in-law, Anna Mae Holston. The family would like to thank the nurses, certified nurse's assistants, aides, and all other staff at the Seaford Center for all their excellent care for the past 18 years. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Watson Funeral Home, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, where friends may call for the visitation at 10 a.m. Rev. Robert A. Hudson will officiate. Interment in the Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro.
