Eulalia Reynolds Holston, age 88, of Troy, Alabama, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at a Montgomery hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Holston will be Friday, July 9, 2010, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Green Hills Funeral Home with Dr. Luke Lane officiating. Visitation for Mrs. Holston will be Friday from 12 p.m., until 2 p.m.
Mrs. Holston was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. William Sumter Reynolds and Maud Howard Reynolds.
She is survived by her husband, Col. Alfred Holston; three daughters; Kay Holston Smith (Ralph), Ann Holston Ham (Wayne), and Susan Holston Bird (Darryl); one brother, William Jake Reynolds; one sister, Eleanor Reynolds Waldrop; nine grandchildren; Joshua Holston Smith (Suzy), Lee Winfree Smith, Kathryn Reynolds Smith, Eleanor Holston Ham, Patrick Holston Ham (Sarah), William Holston Messina, Jane Ann Messina, Jonathan Douglas Bird, Emily Michelle Bird and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Holston received her BS degree from Troy University.
She was a former board member for the Troy Public Library and served as a member of the Pike County Historical Society.
Mrs. Holston was a lifelong member of the Troy First Baptist Church where she was currently a member of the Builders Sunday School Class.
Other memberships she proudly served were the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), the New Century Club, the Woman’s Club, the Florabunda Garden Club and the Pike Pioneer Museum.
The First Baptist Church Builders Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers for the service. In addition to flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Troy Public Library.
Friends can sign the guest book and order flowers at www.greenhillsfuneralhome.net. Green Hills Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Eulalia Reynolds Holston.