MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — Larrayne Holley Andress, 89, of Mountain Brook, Ala., passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2010.

She was born June 22, 1921, in Jacksons Gap, Ala., to O.R. Holley and Hettie Mae Davis Holley. She attended Howard College, now Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., and was a founding member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church.

Larrayne was a member of the Brookhill Forest Garden Club and a founding member of the Amulet Club. During World War II, she worked for the War Price and Rationing Board. She and Harry enjoyed their many friends at the Alabama Gulf Coast and were active part-time residents of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

Larrayne was preceded in death by her husband, Harry R. Andress Jr., who lived in Vicksburg while in high school. Also preceding Larrayne in death were her parents; her sister, Elaine Holley Stone; and brother, Reginald Holley.

Survivors include Larrayne’s grown children, Harry R. Andress III and Larrayne Davis Andress; sister, Winifred Daugherty of Columbus, Ga.; and two brothers, B.N. Holley (Marie) of Birmingham and H.L. Holley (Doris) of Leeds, Ala. Visitation will be from 2 until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Ala. The funeral service will be the same day at 3 p.m. in Southern Heritage Chapel, and the burial will follow at the adjoining Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham.

The family expresses special thanks to Larrayne’s caregivers.