Funeral service for Mrs. Myrtice Elaine Rutledge Holder, age 87, of Flintville, will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Jerry Gatlin and Bro. Ron Thomas officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband Clyde Layman Holder in Moore’s Cemetery. Mrs. Holder passed away May 12, 2017 at Huntsville Hospital.
A native of Madison County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Presley Alfred and Ruth Elma Mires Rutledge. Mrs. Holder worked for many years in the Flintville foster grandparent program, and was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ.
Survivors include her sons Thomas Earl (Mary Ann) Holder, Elton Louis Holder both of Flintville, and Wesley Alfred (Priscilla) Holder of Fayetteville; nine grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Holder was preceded in death by a son Jerry Holder; sisters Edith Sharp and Neldean Crabtree; and brothers Gene Rutledge, Zane Rutledge, Joe Lewis Rutledge, and Ernest Rutledge.
Visitation with the family will be Monday, May 15, 2017 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Myrtice Elaine Rutledge Holder.
11 Comments To "Myrtice Elaine Rutledge Holder"
#1 Comment By Wanda Shelton On May 13, 2017 @ 8:16 pm
I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you with love.
#2 Comment By Shelly Holder On May 14, 2017 @ 6:41 pm
Thank you Mrs. Wanda.. We appreciate all the love and prayers our family is receiving right now from everyone.. You all have been so supportive.
#3 Comment By Cricket, Billy Joe and Cyndi Rutledge On May 13, 2017 @ 8:53 pm
So sorry for your loss and so proud of those precious, cherished memories which will help you in time to come. Prayers lifted for each of you and yours. God Bless.
#4 Comment By Shelly Holder On May 15, 2017 @ 5:37 pm
Thank you for all the prayers..may God bless you all as well.
#5 Comment By Linda Jean On May 14, 2017 @ 3:31 am
This sweet lady was a Granny to several of our grandchilden at Flintville & they all loved her dearly. We always enjoyed seeing her sweet smile when we attended the meetings at Antioch COC. She will be missed.
In Christian Love,
Stan & Linda Jean
#6 Comment By Shelly Holder On May 14, 2017 @ 12:51 pm
Thank you for such a sweet comment. She loved the kids at Flintville so much!
#7 Comment By Daniel Wright On May 14, 2017 @ 6:40 pm
We love you Maw Maw. She was one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. Love and prayers for the family.
#8 Comment By Shelly Holder On May 15, 2017 @ 5:34 pm
Thank you Daniel..there wasn’t a time that I went to visit her that she didn’t ask about you, the girls and your mother. She always wanted to know you were all OK. She loved you dearly!
#9 Comment By Shelly Holder On May 14, 2017 @ 6:48 pm
This woman was truly an angel from heaven. She was my grandmother and mother..My everything! It was such a blessing to be raised by such an amazing lady!
#10 Comment By Lee Quick On May 15, 2017 @ 3:39 pm
All my love….Mamaw was the sweetest…most kind…lady that I’ve ever known. I feel truly blessed to have had such a wonderful lady in my life…she taught me so much…I am who I am today…because Mamaw loved me…she made a huge impact on my life and for that I am forever grateful. So much sympathy for her sons as they have lost their mama…but what a mark she left on this world. So, so, so many lives touched by the sweet hand of Mrs. Elaine Holder
#11 Comment By Cindy Pitts On May 15, 2017 @ 3:51 pm
So sorry for your loss i was kin to you all somehow my mother was Lula Mae Hillis. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.