Juanita Holloway

Juanita V. Holloway, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Fountainbleau Lodge.

She was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Whitewater, daughter of Sylvester and Fannie Slover Crader. She and Harold "Tom" Holloway were married April 22, 1950. He passed away Dec. 20, 2003.

Juanita attended Delta schools. In her early years, she worked at the old shoe factory on Main Street in Cape Girardeau and later at Bond Nursing Home in Marble Hill.

She loved quilting, crocheting and gardening and was a fantastic cook. Juanita was a wonderful homemaker and a loving mother of seven children. Her grandkids and great-grandkids held a special place in her heart and in her life.

Loving survivors include a son, Larry Holloway of Burfordville; two daughters, Judy Beattie of Burfordville and Doris (Randy) Woods of Benton, Missouri; two sisters, Pauline Irvine of Cape Girardeau and Margaret McClanahan of Edwardsville, Illinois; 22 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three sons, Rodney, Allen and Ivan Holloway; a daughter, Wanda Varney; three brothers; and two sisters.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in chapel A of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles Lance officiating. Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

The family suggests contributions be made to Southeast Hospice or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.