Bernice F. Holloway

Bernice Francis Holloway, 80, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Rachel, died Sept. 21, 2007 after an extended illness.She was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of the late Margaret Bessie Lehn and the late Otha Horton.She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest P. Holloway, who died in 1988; a daughter-in-law, Willadean Hunter; a son-in-law, Denard Johnson; two grandchildren, Michael Hunter and Michelle Hunter; one brother, Ernest Horton; and three sisters, Otha Mae Horton, Eleanor Brooks and Lillian Little.She worked at the Decorator Industries in Mannington and she retired from the West Virginia Department of Human Services in Fairmont where she was a social worker. She was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Carolina. When she lived in Rachel, she was active in many organizations, Marion Temple 153 Daughters of Elks, Ruth Chapter 37 Order of the Eastern Star, Glovers Success No. 73 Order of the Calanthe, VFW and the American Legion.She is survived by two sisters, Angela Loften and Janis Horton of Baltimore, Md.; three daughters, Jolene Tyson and her husband Fred, of New Castle, Del.; Sharon Johnson of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mata Armstrong and her husband Charles of Rachel; two sons, Edward J. Hunter Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va. and Ernest Hunter of Philadelphia, Pa.; three grandsons, Kevin L. Aleem and wife Sharon and Edward J. Hunter III, all of Philadelphia, Pa. and Charles D. Armstrong of Rachel; two great grandsons, Michael Hunter II and Marquis Hudson; four great granddaughters, Takia and Kyra Aleem, Taylor Hunter and Jordan Johnson of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a very special niece and travel companion, Carol Spratley.Also surviving are her sisters-in-law, Mary Alice Harding, Central Islip, N.Y., Grace Adams, San Antonio, Texas, Carolyn (Bill) Jones, Denver, Colo., Selina (Cleveland) Lynch, Hampton, Va.; brothers-in-law, William (Martha) Holloway, Robert (Sherron) Holloway, Clark (Jolene) Holloway, Denver, Colo., and Benjamin Holloway of San Antonio, Texas; and several nieces, nephews and cousins of the Horton and Holloway families.A graveside service and interment will be held at the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens, Westover, at noon Wednesday. The Rev. John McKenny will preside.A celebration of life will be held after the interment at the Holiday Inn in Fairmont.