FUNERAL SERVICE FOR 
MR. JOHN PERSHING HOLLEY SR. 
'Ourfather who a r t ' Thursday, January 25,1996 
12:00 Noon Greenlawn Memorial Park 
7100 Sumter Highway Columbia, South Carolina Reverend B. N. Scott III, Officiating 
 
 OBITUARY 
MR. JOHN PERSHING HOLLEY SR. of 102 Church Street, St. Matthews, South Carolina, departed this life on January 20, 1996. He was born in Richland County, the son of the late William S. Holley and Katherine Weston Holley, and the husband of Willie Esther Means Holley, who preceded him in death. 
Mr. Holley was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Class of 1938. He was the owner of Holley Funeral Home Inc. of St. Matthews and J. P. Holley Funeral Home of Columbia. He was a member of the South Carolina Morticians Association, the Columbia Morticians Association, the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association and Embalmers Association, a Mason, and a former member of St. Phillip AME Church of Eastover, South Carolina. 
Survivors include, two daughters, Mrs. Gloria H. Browning of Pacoina, California and Ms. Cheryl A. Holley of Columbia; one son, John P. Holley Jr. of Columbia; three foster sons, Deacon Oliver Thomas of Columbia, Mr. Eddie Benjamin and Mr. Phillip Brown of St. Matthews; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Lester Means of Orangeburg and Mr. Melton Adams of Columbia; two sisters-in-law, Julia Means of Orangeburg and Hazel Means of Richmond, Virginia; one son-in-law, Mr. Michael Browning of California; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sylvia W. Holley of Columbia; two godchildren, Yvette Wannamaker of Columbia and Mr. Virgel Jacobs of St. Matthews; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. 
, W e zoouCd fike to sincereCy thank-youfor aCCacts o f kindness you Have 
shown to us by your presence here today your cads, sympathy cards, home visits, fCoraC designs, a n d prayers. W ith gratitude, our hearts are fu d , though mere words cannot convey a d the tender thoughts ive hoCd fo r you at this time. -- `The [Famiiy 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE 
PROCESSIONAL 
SCRIPTURES: Old T e s ta m e n t......................................Psalm 8: 4-9 N ew Testament . ............. 1 Corinthians 15: 50-55 
PRAYER.................................................Dr. W. H. Neal Sr. 
WORDS OF COMFORT . . . . Reverend Blakely Scott III 
BENEDICTION 
COMMITTAL & INTERMENT > Greenlawn Memorial Park Columbia, South Carolina 
(Tio M .y L oved Ones 
`When I am gone., release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. you, must not tie yourseCf to me w ith tears, he happy that ive had so many years. I gave you my Cove, you can only guess hozv much, you gave to me in happiness. I thanf^you fo r the L O V E each o f you has shoion, hut now it's time I traveC aCone. So grieve awhile fo r me, i f grieve you must, then Cet your g rief he comforted hy Qods trust. It 's only fo r awhile that we must part, hCess the memories zvithin your heart. I w on't he fa r away, fo r life goes on, so i f you need me cad and I zvid come. Lhough you can't see or touch me, I'd he near, and i f you listen, you zvid hear a d my Cove aroundyou soft and dear. Sind then you must come this w ay alone, I'd greet you zvith a smile and say W e l c o m e eCo m e . 
 
 THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM 
"dhe L O R p is m y shepherd, I sh a ll not w ant; 9de makes me lie dozvn in green pastures. Ode leads me heside stidl waters; he restores m y so u l Ode leads me in p a th s o f righteousnessfo r his 
name's sake. 
"Even though I w alk-through the valley o f the shadow o f death, 
I fe a r no evd; fo r thou art w ith me; th y rod a n d th y sta ff, they com fort me. 
fThou preparest a tahle Sefore me in the presence o f my enemies; 
Thou anointest my head zvith od, my cup overflows. Surely goodness a n d mercy shallfo llo w me 
a ll the days o f my life; A n d I shall d w ell in the house o f the LO !% pfor ever." 
 
HOLLEY I. N E R A L H O M E 
 
 John P 1lollev Ji 
 
President & Director 
 
2469 Senate Street 
Colum bia. SC 29W20*' 256-8088 
 
8132 Gamers Ferry Rd P.O. Box 90403 
Columbia, SC 29209 695-1666 
 
102 Church Street St. Matthews, SC 291 35 
874-3317