Mr. Herbert Holloway, 67 years old of Murphy, North Carolina, died August 12, 2009 at his residence in Murphy.
He was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, and had been raised by his grandparents, Ernest & Bessie Holloway.
Mr. Holloway was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Murphy.
Surviving family members are his wife Linda Diane Kepart Holloway; daughter & son-in-law Genie & Doyle Chambers; son & daughter-in-law Herbert Dale &Brenda Holloway; 4 grandchildren: Jessica Dockery, Kayla Taylor, Josh Holloway, & Shelby Holloway; 3 great-grandchildren: Riley Dockery, Julia Dockery, & Tori Taylor; Six half-brothers Clinton Roberts, Harlen Roberts, Boone Roberts, Johnny Francis, Joe Francis, & Robert Francis; Six half-sisters, Sherry Jean Bowers, Mary Curtis, Elaine Ducksworth, Carolyn Moss, Linda Stiles, & Rhea Mae Stiles; many other relatives and friends also survive.
Mr. Holloway was preceded in death by grandparents, Ernest & Bessie Holloway, mother, Thelma Pardon Francis; father Lewis Roberts; & step-father, Jack Francis.
Friends will be received at the at the Cochran Funeral Home in Murphy from 6-9 Thursday, August 13, 2009.
Services will be held at Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy at 11:00 am Friday, August, 14, 2009 with interment at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery.