Jennie Lee Holladay Brady, 88, passed away Oct. 15, 2017, in Metairie, La. Born in Newton on June 10, 1929, to the late William Byron Holladay and Lydia Bounds Holladay, she completed public school in Newton and attended Clarke Memorial College. In 1949, she married James Foster Brady of Montrose. They lived in Meridian, where they enjoyed 50 years of marriage until his death in 1999.
After raising two children, she returned to the workforce as a teaching assistant in the Meridian public school system. A lifelong lover of music, Jennie enjoyed singing gospel music with her sisters and was active in State Boulevard Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. Jennie was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking and counting cross stitch.
She is survived by her children, James Michael Brady and his wife, Suzanne, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Brenda Gail Jenkins of Metairie, La.; grandchildren, Meredith Snowden and her husband, Matt, Carlton Brady and his wife, Rachel, Brady Jenkins and his wife, Mandy; two sisters, Mildred Valentine and Bobbie Miller; a brother-in-law, A.B. Amis; a sister-in-law, Agnes Holladay; two brothers-in-law, Robert Miller and George “Boots” Valentine; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her brothers; Wilbur Holladay and Curtis Holladay; a sister, Francis Amis; a sister-in-law Kitty Holladay; and a brother-in-law Robert Miller.
Friends and family are invited to attend a service that will be held Nov. 24 at the Newton County Funeral Home, 9998 Hwy 15 N., Newton, beginning at 10 a.m. She will be interred with her beloved husband, James.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences to the family may be left at leitzeaganfuneralhome.com
