Velma Holliday's Obituary
Velma Holliday, age 97, a resident of El Dorado, Kansas and formerly of Severy, Kansas passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at Lakepoint Nursing Center in El Dorado. She was born in Dennis, Kansas on May 17, 1914, the daughter of Charlie Samuel and Eva Ethel (Watkins) Coble. She was the third child born of seven children.
Velma attended Common school in Elk County at Pleasant Plains School District #68B and graduated from Fall River High School with the class of 1933. On January 23, 1935 she married David Hallie Holliday at Howard, Kansas. Velma began her married life as a farm wife and worked beside Hallie on the farm southeast of Severy. She was the treasurer for the Severy United Methodist Church for over twenty years. Velma resided on the farm until 1999 when she sold the farm and moved to El Dorado.
Velma is survived by her son Douglas Hal Holliday of El Dorado, Kansas, seven grandchildren; Caroline Scott of El Dorado, Kansas, Velma Conklin of Grenola, Kansas, Carl, Don, Rodney Marrs of Kansas City, Kansas, Debbie Glendening and Sherry Stevenson both of El Dorado, Kansas, one sister Helen Craven of Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Hallie on August 23, 1996, two sisters; Orlie Thelma Glenn and Carrie Mae Glenn and three brothers; Charlie Coble, Fred Coble and Joseph Coble and one daughter-in-law Magdalina Holliday.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012 at South Lawn Cemetery in Severy, Kansas with Rev. Tony Pameticky officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Family suggests memorials to the Severy United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Countryside- Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas.
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