Margaret Holder

Published 11:50 am Monday, September 27, 2010

Margaret “Peggy” Holder died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. She was 55.

Born in New Orleans, Mrs. Holder was a former resident of Jackson and had lived in Vicksburg since 1988. She was the daughter of the late James Milton Martin and Margaret Mason Martin.

Mrs. Holder had been associated with the Vicksburg Clinic for a number of years and was a member of the Methodist faith.

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She is survived by her husband, William “Billy” Holder; daughter, Julie Holder Lewis (Howard) of Brandon; son, Chad Holder (Rachelle) of Horn Lake; three grandchildren, Peyton and Mason Holder and Landrey Elizabeth Lewis; and two brothers, David Martin (Denise) of Reno, Nev., and Guy Martin of Vicksburg.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, James Hunter Martin and Robert Michael Martin.

Interment services will be private. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 7 at Riles Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Mississippi Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1907 Dunbarton Drive, Suite C, Jackson, MS 39216.