Meda Rae Branham Holland

HOLLAND, MEDA RAE BRANHAM - 76, of Mechanicsville (Richmond), VA, passed away at her home Wednesday, May 19. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, and four children: Kathy Holland (David Radford), of Oak Ridge, TN; Nancy Jenkins (Tom), Robert Holland, and Leigh Ann Klosky (Steve), all of Richmond. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren: Rachael Fisher, of San Francisco, CA; Simon Radford, of Toronto, Canada; Evelyn Radford, of Oak Ridge, Ben, Daniel, John, Max, Sam, Alex, Anna, and Kate, all of Richmond. Meda Rae was born in McDowell County, WV, and educated in the public schools there, graduating from Big Creek High School in War, WV. She had a deep and abiding affection for the Appalachian Mountain region in which she was raised. She was proud to be the wife of a Baptist pastor and served with him in churches in Spotsylvania County, Roanoke County, Portsmouth, and Richmond, VA. Meda Rae was a devout Christian and a member of the Broadus Memorial Baptist Church of Mechanicsville, from which they retired in 1997 following 24 years of service. She was a faithful Bible teacher in the Sunday School. A memorial service will be held at Broadus Church on Saturday, May 29 at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. and after the service as well. Because of the circumstances, the family requests that, rather than flowers, any memorial donations be sent to the American Cancer Society or to Broadus Memorial Baptist Church