Obituary of Margaret Holland

WEST COLUMBIA: A celebration of life for Margaret Susan Holland, 77, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2013, at the First Baptist Church of West Columbia, officiated by Reverend Dr. William H. "Bill" Drees and Reverend Dr. Lonnie Shull. Entombment will follow in Southland Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Serving as pallbearers will be Herb Hinte, James Koon, Clay Smith, Phillip Spires, George Lyon, Roy Jenkins and Dylan Birt. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Mrs. Holland passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Born in Mullins, SC, she was a daughter of the late Luther Collins and Ruth Capps Collins. She was a member of First Baptist Church of West Columbia. Mrs. Holland worked for McDaniel Drug Store for more than 20 years and then retired from Long Drug Store. Survivors include: her loving husband, Carl William Holland, Sr.; daughters, Cathy Roof (Ricky), Gwen Clark (Kenny) and Carolyn Roberson (Harry) all of West Columbia; son, Carl William "Bubba" Holland, Jr. (Jeannie) of West Columbia; a sister, Alice Koon; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mrs. Holland was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, David James Clark; brothers, Ray Collins, Laverne Collins, Buck Collins, Harold Collins, and Aubrey Collins; and a sister, Jean Barr.