Alison Holst

HOLST, Alison Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, Alison Joye Holst. She was born on July 21, 1974, in Charleston, the daughter of Jean Alison Mehrtens and WIlliam Edward Holst, Jr. Alison graduated from Wando High School in 1992 and East Tennessee State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in sociology. After graduation she worked as a social worker in Lenoir, NC for Caldwell County Department of Social Services where she was an untiring advocate for the unprotected children of the county. Alison loved her family, her friends, and held a special place in her heart for her two pugs, Szechy and MaLee. They reluctantly complied with her penchant for costuming. The pugs, among the countless others Alison affected with her joyful spirit, will sorely miss her loving presence. All she touched were privileged to share her beautiful smile and sense of humor and will forever hold her in their hearts. Alison is survived by her mother, Jeanne Mehrtens Harrington, and her husband, Thomas; her other mother, Jean M. Holst; her sister, Debbie E. Holst, all of Mt. Pleasant, and her brother, Rich Moore and his wife Maureen of Arizona as well as her grandmother, Claire D. Mehrtens. She was predeceased by her father, William E. Holst, Jr. and her grandparents, Frances McKenzie and John Henry Mehrtens and Lottie McGrane and William Edward Holst, Sr. The relatives and friends of Alison Joye Holst are invited to attend her Memorial Service at 2:00 PM. Friday, October 17, 2008, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. this Thursday evening between 5:00 and 8:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Charleston Animal Society 2455 Remount Rd, North Charleston 29406 or to Crisis Ministries 573 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29403. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC., 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.