Obituary of Harriet Holley

Harriet Corbin Holley, 90, of West Columbia, SC, passed into the hands of the Lord on April 8, 2022, at Carroll Campbell Place in Lexington, following a long battle with dementia. Services for Harriet will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, with burial following immediately after at Southland Memorial Gardens. The family will celebrate her life and receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  

Harriet was born August 31, 1931, in Hampton, SC. She graduated from Hampton High School, and then from Columbia Hospital as an R.N. in 1953. She spent many years in the service of others through her nursing career. She enjoyed being with people and loved to be with her family and especially enjoyed cooking for family and friends over the years.  

Harriet was a long-time member of Northside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Holley of West Columbia; sisters, Caroline Wilson of Bamberg, and Elizabeth Corbin of Hampton; and parents, Paul and Caroline Corbin of Hampton. She is survived by her children and their spouses, David and Donna Holley of Chapin, Glen and Janet Holley of Easley, Bruce and Mary Ann Holley of York, and Sandra and Jeff deMontbrun of Black Mountain, NC; beloved grandchildren and spouses, Travis and April Holley, Laura and Andrew Frick, Jacob and Jessica Holley, Rachel and Bryce Paull, Sarah Holley, Hannah Holley, Kelly deMontbrun, Robyn and Ellis Edwards, and Michael deMontbrun; and great-grandchildren, Hunter and Emma Holley, Caden and Olivia Frick, and Lainey and Cora Holley. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Carroll Campbell Place c/o Harriet Holley, 802 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington, SC, 29072, or the Dementia Society of America online at https://dementiasociety.charityproud.org/donate.   

Harriet was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be truly missed.