Mrs. Hattie Orlee Byers Holder age 99 of Monteagle, Tennessee passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012, at The Bridge at Monteagle where she had been a resident of for the past three years.
She was born in Tracy City on February 27, 1913, a daughter of the late Charlie Byers and Mattie Ethel Davis Byers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Holder; sister, Rosalie Byers; brothers, Claude, Carl, William and Kelly Byers.
She was a longtime member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Monteagle.
She is survived by her daughters, Bettye Parks of Orlando, FL, Doreen Smith of Glen Ellyn, IL and Ruby Nunley of Monteagle; sisters, Virginia Hall and Mary Jennings; brother, Jimmy Byers all of Monteagle, 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Reverend Phillip Layne and Reverend Bill James will officiate. Music and songs will be provided by Reverend Bill James and The Mary Bean Singers.
Burial will be in Monteagle Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday 5-9 P.M. at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home of Monteagle, Tennessee.