Shelby Gay Holder

October 19, 1938 - May 22, 2021

Funeral service for Shelby Gay Holder, 82, of Piedmont will be Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Piedmont Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. Hayward Clark and the Rev. Matt Turner officiating. A private burial will follow. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Holder passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Survivors include nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins. Pallbearers will be her nephews. Mrs. Holder was a native and lifelong resident of Piedmont, a graduate of Piedmont High School and was a faithful member of Piedmont Congregational Holiness Church. She retired from Winn Dixie with 30 years of service. After her retirement she worked at Little Land of Goshen Daycare. Mrs. Holder enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and being a mother to all of her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Holder; parents, Tom and Mamie Cook; two sisters, Gearline Shaw and Louise Pruett; and one brother, Frank Cook. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Piedmont Congregational Holiness Church, 601 Hughes Street, Piedmont, AL 36272.