Avery Edwards Holden

HOLDEN, Avery Edwards, died Saturday, June 12, 2010. She was born in Caroline County on May 1, 1920, the daughter of the late Percy and Eula Edwards. She was the widow of Massey T. Holden who passed away 10 years ago. Mrs. Holden was a longtime resident of Mechanicsville and in recent years resided at Covenant Woods. She was an administrative assistant with A.H. Robins Company for years and was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Janet H. Chenault. Surviving are her daughter, Elaine Holden of Heritage Green in Mechanicsville; sister-in-law, Betty Stike of Wilmington, N.C.; five nephews and two nieces. The family will receive friends at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., Sunday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Cool Spring Baptist Church with interment to follow at Signal Hill Memorial Park.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.