W. Murray Hollyday
July 19, 1923 ~ December 24, 2006
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville – William Murray Hollyday, Jr., 83, died Sunday, December 24, 2006, at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals.
A native of Asheville, he was the son of the late Dr. William Hollyday and Martha W. Hollyday and also was preceded in death by a sister, Martha H. Hedrick.
Mr. Hollyday was born July 19, 1923 and was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. He served in the US Navy during World War II and practiced accounting for many years, retiring as a partner with McGladrey & Pullen, CPA’s. He was an Honorary Life Member of the American Institute of CPA’s and Past President of the North Carolina Association of CPA’s. He was a member and past treasurer of the Asheville Civitan Club and served on the Board and past treasurer of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. Mr. Hollyday was a life long member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 49 years, Mary Jane Chandler Hollyday; two daughters, Linda H. Edwards and her husband Nick of Mathews, Va. and Martha H. Batts and her husband Ron of Dallas, Texas; son, William M. Hollyday, III and his wife Karen of Cincinnati, Ohio; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He also is survived by a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Harold R. and Mary Woody of Asheville.
A private graveside service was held at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Asheville Civitan Foundation, PO Box 1755, Asheville, NC 28802 or to the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, PO Box 909, Asheville, NC 28802.
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Dear Mary Jane
I am so sorry to hear about Murry. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
To the Batts/Hollyday family:
I wish to send all of my love to you and your entire family in this time of loss. I know your father/father-in-law/grandfather will be truly missed. I met Mr. Hollyday when he and Mrs. Hollyday came to Dallas to see you. Unfortunately I never had the pleasure of getting to really know him but thankfully I was able to get a glimpse of the man he was in the stories that Martha shared. He was a great man. I know he had to be because I know Martha and she is a blessing to my life. I only wish I could have been there in Ashville for you. My family and I are here for you when you need us. God Bless you.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\He fills my life with good things!\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’ Psalm 103:5′
TO MARY JANE AND THE FAMILY I WISH TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCE.YOUR HUSBAND
WAS A GOOD PERSON. HE ALWAY HAD THAT SMILE ON FACE WHEN IWOULD COME TO 25 REED ST TO CLEAN THE BUILDING THERE. SOME TIMES WE WOULD JUST TALK ABOUT LIFE.I KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT KNEW HIM AND LOVE WILL MISS HIM. I PRAY GOD WILL KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CLOSE TO HIM.MAY GOD BLESS TO ALL.
Dear Mary Jane..Barbara and I want to express our deepest sympathy to you and your family in this time of sadness.
I personally want to thank you for the friendship extended to me by both you and Murray many years ago and think often about the Doctors Park era. I know weve been out of touch but I will always consider the Hollydays among my very first and most respected friends made after arriving in Asheville so many years ago.
Our prayers are with you
Don and Barbara Whitaker
Mrs. Hollyday and family,
Ron and Martha,Chandler,Kathrine,
You all have been and will continue to be in our hearts and prayers. While we mourn with you, what a blessing to know that your husband,your father, and your grandfather, is with the Lord! All of our love goes out to you all!
In John 14, we read Jesus\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’ tender words to us.
* John 14:1-3 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God believe also in me. In my Father\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s house are many mansions: if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”
Dear Mary Jane;
Please accept my thoughts of sympthoy for you at this time as I continue to hold you up to the one who can confort and guide you in the comming days as you travel alone. A parting thought . The next time you see Murry there will never be anymore good bys.
Sincerely Marvin Ledbetter
Dear Hollyday family:
You are in our prayers at this difficult time. It is always bittersweet when someone we love goes home to be with the Lord. May your family know the peace that only God can give us at times like this. Blessings to all of you!
Love,
Adam, Priscilla, Alexandra and Catherine Ricker
Martha, please be assured of our love and prayers. We love you.
Dear Mrs. Martha, Wyatt and I will say special prayers for you. Love, Cindy Klein
Mrs. Hollyday, Martha and Billy,
Please know that I have been thinking about you and holding you in my heart during this sad and difficult time in your lives.
Special, special thoughts and prayers to you and yours.
To the Hollyday and Batts family,
I was and am so sorry to hear about the homegoing of your father/husband/grandfather…not for his sake, but for yours- I know how much you will miss him here. Please know we have been praying for you since we heard the news.
With love and heartfelt condolences,
Michelle, King, and boys
I was sorry to hear of your loss. Sometimes death is hard to accept because of the grief that comes with it. I hope that you can take courage in the fact that the Bible says that there will be a resurrection (John 5:28,29). We can have the hope of seeing our dead loved ones again. If you ever need encouragement, I have a brochure that I can share with you that provides comfort. It is entitled, When Someone You Love Dies. Please let me know if you want a copy. Please take care of yourselves.
Dear Mary Jane,
Thinking of you with prayers.
Nancy