Homegoing Service 
In Loving Memory of 
Mrs. Martha (Mot) Y. Holiday 
Saturday, December 3,1994 
1:00 p.m. 
Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church 
Rev. Leroy Williams, Pastor, Officiating 
Interment - Smith Chapel Cemetery 
Hagan, Georgia 
Harper*s Funeral Home 
Claxton, Georgia 
Phone: (912) 739-2658 
Obituary 
Mrs. Martha (Mot) L. Young Holiday was born April 5, 
1958 in Evans County, Ga. She departed her life on 
November 28,1994. 
She leaves to mourn a loving husband, Curtis Holiday; 
two adopted daughters, Adrienne and Jovomnah Young of 
Rokboro, N.C.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Young of Hagan, 
Ga.; six sisters, Henrietta White of Stuart, Fla., Mrs. Irene 
Burney, Claxton, Ga., Kathleen Smith of Ailey, Ga., Willie 
Jinks and Cynthia Wilkinson of Hagan, Ga. and Doris 
Turner of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three brothers, David 
Young of Claxton, Ga., Robert Young of Hagan, Ga., and 
Timmy Young of Long County; a mother-in-law. Marietta 
Heard of Claxton, Ga.; three sisters-in-law, Lucille Holiday, 
Reo Dell Young and Retha Young; four brothers-in-law, 
Joseph Holiday, George Smith, George Burney and 
Christopher Jinks; 13 aunts, three uncles; a host of nephews 
and nieces, other relatives and friends and a special uncle, 
James Slater. 
"Beyond the gate our loved one 
finds happiness and rest; 
And there is comfort in the thought 
that a loving God knows best." 
Order of Service 
Processional...............................Soft Music 
Selection..............."J^sus Keep Me Near The Cross" 
^^cripture ............................Rev. Robert Griggs 
Invocation.....................Rev. Dr. L. Perry McNeal 
Selection.......................................Choir 
Remarks...............................Mrs. Janet Waters 
Solo.................................Mr. Lamar Stewart 
Acknowledgement & Obituary..........Mrs. Paulene Clark 
Selection.......................................Choir 
Eulogy.............................Rev. Leroy Williams 
No Viewing.................................Soft Music 
Recessional 
Active Pallbearers 
The Class of 1977 
Honorary Pallbearers 
Stewards of Thomas Grove A.M.E. 
Flower Bearers 
Classmates of 1977 
"A precious one from us is gone 
A voice we loved is still. 
A spot is vacant in our hearts, 
The world can never fill." 
Acknowledgment 
The family of the late Mrs. Martha Lee Holiday 
acknowledges our deep appreciation for all expressions 
of sympathy shown us during our bereavement. The 
family has been strengthened and touched by the out- 
pouring of compassion. May God bless each of you.