Obituaries - December 13, 2012 - Rev. Mildred D.W. Holliday
Rev. Mildred D.W. Holliday, 78, died peacefully Dec. 13, 2012, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The Rev. Carletta Allen officiated at a funeral service Dec. 18 at Asbury UMC in Annapolis.
Mildred Wright was born Feb. 2, 1934, in Severna Park, to the late Leila and Henry Wright Sr.
She was an employee of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education for 32 years. She taught at the Lothian Elementary School and after retirement, substituted in many schools throughout the county.
Holliday was an active member of Asbury UMC in Annapolis as a lay person. In 1986 she felt the call to ministry and was accepted as a probationary member. She was ordained an Elder in 1993 in the Baltimore Washington Conference.
Wallace served as Pastor of Zion Wesley UMC in Waldorf in 1988 -89. She served the combined St. Matthew's - Zion Wesley Charge until 2001, then only Zion Wesley UMC until 2004 when she retired. After retirement she pastored Carter's UMC in Friendship.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Henry E. Wright Jr.
Survivors include her son, John Holliday III of Nanticoke, Pa.; daughter, Cecilia M. Derrick of Annapolis; three granddaughters, a grandson; and a great-granddaughter.
Condolences may be sent to Cecilia Derrick, 3237 Henson Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403.
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