Norvelle Mayfield Holloway

Mrs. Norvelle Mayfield Holloway, former longtime resident of Rolling Fields Circle, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Life Care Center of Columbia. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4- 7 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. A private funeral service will be conducted with Rev. Jeff Jacob officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Columbia Academy, 1101 West 7th St., Columbia, Tennessee, 38401. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Hardeman County native was the daughter of the late Wesley Edmond and Anna Jane Stack Mayfield. She was married to Edward Boyd Holloway, Sr. who preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. Holloway was the first female in Maury County to earn a real estate license. She was involved in real estate in both Maury and Williamson counties for more than 35 years. Mrs. Holloway retired from Fox Ridge Homes February 7, 2001. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jennifer (Jim) Woods of Northport, Alabama; one son, Eddie (Wanda) Holloway of Columbia; one brother, Tillman Mayfield of Toone; four grandchildren, Clint Holloway of Shelbyville, Julie Holloway Nixon of Columbia, Lori (Jeff) Arnett and John Taylor both of Tullahoma; and three great-grandchildren, William Andrew Arnett, Elizabeth Anna Arnett and John Miles Nixon. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Sue Overton and a brother, Truman Mayfield. She was very supportive of the Christian education offered by Columbia Academy where all four of her grandchildren attended school. She will always be remembered for the abundant love she had for God, family and friends. She has been described as a loving and caring person who always put others needs before her own. What better legacy could a lady leave? We are all better for having known her.