Mrs. Ruth Mims Holly, Celebrating 102 Years of Life!
Mrs. Ruth Mims Holly was born March 4, 1917, in the Yard community of Tennessee Colony, Texas (Anderson County). Her parents were Dennis and Pearl Casel Mims. Ruth was one of three siblings; a brother, Curtis Mims and a sister, Ruby Mims Morgan both deceased.
Ruth married Charlie “Jack” Holly, January 26, 1938, and lived in the Bethel Community of Tennessee Colony where they raised seven children and a granddaughter. The couple lost their oldest son (PFC Charlie D. Holly) in the Vietnam War in 1966 and Ruth said goodbye to her daughter, Juanita who resided in Waco, Texas this past February 2019.
Ruth was a housewife; busy raising her children and laboring with her husband on their farm. Ruth worked as a cafeteria cook in the segregated Bethel Public School. Later, as her family grew, she chose to be a full-time housewife. Ruth’s culinary skills were impeccable; she loved baking; especially, those homemade teacakes that many today still crave and request. Quilting was her most enjoyable hobby which she takes pride in knowing that her children and grandchildren treasure her heirloom.
Ruth is a longtime member of the historic New Hope Baptist Church in Tennessee Colony, Texas where she has remained for 80 years. She has served as an usher, deaconess, and “Mother of the Church” which is an honor bestowed to one of the oldest members.
Ruth has; 5 surviving children, eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She also has a surviving aunt, Beatrice Mims Johnson, who is 109 years old and resides in Oklahoma City, OK.
The Dallas post tribune sends a Happy 102nd Birthday to Mrs. Ruth Holly!
