Martha Sue Holbrooks

1949 - 2025

Mrs. Martha Sue Elrod
Shedd Holbrooks, age 76,
of Toccoa, passed away
Friday, April 4, 2025, at the
home of her daughter.
A daughter of the late
Earley Andrew Elrod and
Sarah Bell Honeycutt El-
rod, she was born Feb. 13,
1949, in Hall County, Ga.,
having lived in Lula, Ga.,
before moving to Toccoa.
She was employed with
Penline Garment Compa-
ny and Toccoa Garment
Company for a number of
years. She was a member
of Hill Street Baptist
Church. She was involved
with Jerry's Kids, Jerry
Lewis MDA Telethon for
some 19 years. While a pa-
tient at Pruitt Health Toc-
coa, she won a beauty
pageant. She was a loving
mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband,
Donald William Hol-
brooks, five brothers and
four sisters.
Survivors include three
daughters, Melinda David
and Rebecca Roach both of
Toccoa and Donna Galli-
her of Baldwin, Ga.; son,
Donald Wayne Shedd, of
Toccoa; 60 grandchildren
and 20 great-grandchil-
dren; a number of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, April 8,
2025, at 2 p.m. in the Hill-
crest Chapel of the Acree-
Davis Funeral Home with
the Rev. Jerrell Beatty and
the Rev. Jessie Hammons
officiating. Grandsons and
sons-in-law will serve as
pallbearers, Steven Ham-
mons, Adam Puegh,
William Galliher, Christo-
pher Galliher, Jessie Ham-
mons and David McIntyre.
The family received
friends at the Acree-Davis
Funeral Home on Monday,
6-8 p.m. Online condo-
lences may be left for the
family at www.acree-
davisfh.com.
Interment will follow in
the Stephens Memorial
Gardens with the Acree-
Davis Funeral Home and
Crematory in charge of the
arrangements for Mrs.
Martha Sue Elrod Shedd
Holbrooks.