SUMTER - Heyward Alvin Holliday, 74, husband of Mavis Haley Holliday, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, in Sumter.
Born December 6, 1940, in Manning, he was the son of the late James Edward Holliday and the late Cecil Rosete Holladay Holliday. He was a member of the Mission to Men Choir and Alice Drive Baptist Church and the Alice Drive Baptist Church Life Group.
He is survived by his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Wanda Lynn Holliday Wilkes (J.D.) of Rockport, TX and Amy Holliday Hansen (Jeff) of Sumter; two brothers, Cecil Edward Holliday of Anderson and Ronnie D. Ridgeway of Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Crystle Joe'l Jackson, Daren Alvin Holliday, Jr., Kristina Lynn Wilkes, Jeffery Britton Hansen, Brandon Cory Hansen, Bradley Austin Hansen and Sommer Danielle Holliday; and a great granddaughter, Madelyn Leigh Holliday.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Daren Alvin Holliday.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2015, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith and Rev. David Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Daren Holliday, Jr., J. Britton Hansen, Brandon Hansen, Bradley Hansen, Jeff Hansen and Tyler Cooper. Honorary pallbearers will be Edward Holliday, J.D. Wilkes, Ronnie Ridgeway, Ervin Boykin, Gene Burns, Wayne King, Bill Brewer, James Owens and Welborn Brewer.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 119 Garrett St., Sumter.
Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, c/o Renee Baggette, 3143 Baggette Road, Manning, SC 29102.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
