Harold Holladay

HAROLD HOLLADAY COKEVILLE-Funeral services for Harold Douglas Holladay, 93 of Cookeville, were held Thursday, July 1 at 3 PM at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Mark Caruth officiated. Interment followed in Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family received friends Thursday from 1:30 PM until service time. Mr. Holladay died Sunday Morning, June 27, 2021 at his daughter's home in Lebanon. He was born January 22, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Latta Douglas and Delma Leah Cruise Holladay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Frances Gatewood Holladay on January 29, 2014, daughter Marsha Faye Holladay, sister Edna Holladay Cole, son-in-law James "Jim" Newsom, Jr., grandson James "Jimmy" Newsom. He was a graduate of Central High School in Cookeville. Harold served in the the Navy as a Third Class Electrician aboard several destroyer ships. He retired as a supervisor with GTE of Cookeville with 35 years of service. Harold was an avid photographer, loved nature, he traveled to all 50 states and was a member of the Cookeville Masonic Lodge. Survivors include daughter Sherrie (Paul) VanHook of Lebanon, sister Louise Holladay Phillips of Cookeville, grandchildren: Steven (Kim) Newsom, Michelle (Jason) Shavers and Michael Garganta, great-grandchildren: Ana Smith, Jason, Jessica and Jacob Shavers, niece Pat (Dick) Radcliff, special family friend Gail Newsom Johnson, and his pet dog, Daisy Mae. Dan Tinch, Jim Hall, Don Jones, Kenneth Vinson, Ron Campbell and Mike Shirley served as pallbearers. Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements (931)526-7158. You may share your thoughts and memories at dyerfh.com.