Bertha Louise Holmon

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Bertha Louise Daniels Holmon

was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Isabelle

and AB Daniels on March 6, 1939.

She was a graduate of Booker T Washington High in Memphis where she was lead Majorette.

Bertha would continue her education at Tennessee State University where she received Bachelor of Arts Degree in education. While at TSU she became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. After graduating college, she received her first teaching assignment at Manassas High School. Her next teaching assignment would take her to Hamilton High school where she was a summer swim teacher, an adviser to the female social clubs, coached the girls track team, coached the dance team, and coached the award winning Hamilton High school cheerleading squad. This squad was the first African American cheerleading squad to attend the Ole Miss Cheerleading summer camp and won awards on a consistent basis.

Bertha is responsible for mentoring many young ladies into becoming the women that they are today.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, sisters Hattie Lee Jones and Annie Pearl Hardin and a brother Essie Lee Hodges.

Bertha leaves her children Toni HolmonTurner (Renaldo) and Terrell Holmon ( Arlene); grandchildren Sherica and Tiana Holmon, Renaldo, II and Russell Turner to carry on her legacy of living life to the fullest. She also leaves a host of cousins and hundreds of students whose lives she touched.

The Celebration of Life

Thursday, August 10, 2017 • 11:00 A.M.

Martin Memorial Temple C.M.E. Church 65 South Parkway West • Memphis, Tennessee 38109

Reverend Willie B. Boyd, Jr. ~Officiating~

Processional Prayer Scripture Solo.............................................................................................................Rosiland Graham

Niece

Expressions:

Toni and Terrell, Children

Reading of Obituary in Silence

Acknowledgments.........................................................................................Garland Holmon Nephew

Solo.....................................................................................................................Shawn Jones Eulogy..........................................................................................Reverend Willie B. Boyd, Jr. Recessional

Joy of Life

Something that is taken in fragments Enjoying moments Bits and pieces of happiness Putting them together like puzzle piece Hoping to one day finish it And feel whole Happiness doesn’t come in portions It’s in everything Everywhere Happiness is wherever there is life and love The joy of life Shouldn’t be based on anything external For what is external in not eternal Life is existence What is external will always leave But eternal love and happiness Is forever immortal Life goes on The flesh and bones can leave But the soul’s heart will always beat Tiana Elise Holmon

~Acknowledgements ~

Bertha Holmon

We, the family of , wish to express our most humble and sincere gratitude for your kindness, prayers, words of comfort, flowers, telephone calls, and just simply uplifting our family during our time of bereavement.

Renaldo Turner, Sr. Russell Turner Christopher Armour

~Active Pallbearers ~

Renaldo Turner, II Garland Holmon Roderic Cunningham

~Interment ~

Historic Elmwood Cemetery 824 S. Dudley St. Memphis, Tennessee 38104

~Repast ~

Martin Memorial Temple C.M.E. Church Fellowship Hall 65 S. Parkway West Memphis, Tennessee 38109

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