01/13/08 - NNHS Newsletter - Anne Holladay Shires
Anne Holladay Shires
(9 Jan 1919 - 12 Jan 2008)
Newport News High School Class of 1937
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01/13/08 - NNHS Newsletter - Anne Holladay Shires
Anne Holladay Shires Newport News High School Class of 1937 |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
The sad news continues to arrive. Anne Holladay Shires, Head
Cheerleader of the Class of 1937, mother of 
Jimmy Shires ('57)
of VA and mother-in-law of Sallie Scoggins Shires ('59) of VA, passed away
in Forest, Virginia on Saturday, January 12, 2008 just three days after her 89th
birthday.
From Jimmy Shires ('57) of
VA - 01/12/08:
Carol
My mom passed away today. She was NNHS head
cheerleader in 1937. We are hoping that the obituary is in the Daily Press
tomorrow.
Jimmy Shires
Oh, Jimmy, I'm so very sorry to
hear this! You and Sallie and your entire family will be in my thoughts and
prayers. Please convey my love to them all. 
From the Daily Press - 01/13/08:
Anne Holladay
Shires
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FOREST - Anne Holladay Shires, 89, of Forest, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and wife of the late James W. Shires Sr. Born Jan. 9, 1919, in Summerton, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Douglas Holladay and Ellen Conyer Smith Holladay. She graduated from Newport News High School in 1937, was a member of Forest Presbyterian Church, United Daughters of Confederacy, and DAR. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Carol Shires; three sisters, Sarah Leighton, Margaret Howie and Caroline Peavy; and three brothers, George Holladay, John Holladay and Marion Holladay. She leaves to cherish her memory a sister, Virginia Holladay Vetter of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; two sons, James W. Shires Jr. and wife, Sallie, of Forest and Ralph T. Shires and wife, Yvonne, of Austin, Texas; a daughter, Kathy Shires Grossheim and husband, John, of Angola, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, Mark, Sherry, Scott, John, Kevin, Anne, Jeffery, Lee, Lindsay and Leslie; 10 great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Christopher, Morgan, Grace, Virginia, Clark, Elysse, Austin, Foster and Sybil; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. today, Sunday, Jan. 13, in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Service by the Rev. David Johnston. The family will receive friends following the service until 9 p.m. A graveside service will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, Va. Memories and thoughts may be shared with the family at www.heritagefuneralandcremation.com. Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 Graves Mill Road, (434) 239-2405, is assisting the Shires family. Published in the Daily Press on 1/13/2008. Guest Book |
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Fred Anspach (Newport
News, VA) - January 13, 2008 Contact me |
| Jimmy and family, our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. Your friends, Patsy, Chuck and Connie. |
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Patsy Meider (Hertford,
NC) - January 13, 2008 |
| Jimmy---how sorry I was to hear about your Mother. Losing a Mother is one of the hardest things we must go through. I will have you and Sallie in my prayers. Jill Douglass Schumacher, class of 57 |
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Jill Schumacher (Spring,
TX) - January 13, 2008 |
| Jim, I was really sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Sallie and the rest of your family. |
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Sydney Dearing
(Knoxville, TN) - January 13, 2008 Contact me |
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Jimmy, I'm so sad that your Mother has passed. My Mom will be upset. Ann and Mom were two of the four carriage brigade...do you remember? I sure do not.....maybe we were just too young. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and I hope your memories of such a great Mom will sustain you during this time.....Your friend forever, Nancy T. Spencer |
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Nancy Spencer (Newport
News, VA) - January 13, 2008 |
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Jimmie, God's peace to you and your family. |
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Richard Prince (Virginia
Beach, VA) - January 14, 2008 Contact me |
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Jimmie, Sallie and Tan, I am so sorry about your mother! Though, I haven't seen you in so many years, the memory of you all and Nancy remain very special. I adored both of your parents. Again, my deepest sympathy. Jebbie (Powell) Crowe Blacksburg, VA |
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Jebbie Powell Crowe
(Blacksburg, VA) - January 14, 2008 Contact me |
| Tan, just wanted to say how sorry we are to hear about your mom. |
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DAN HOUSTON (YORKTOWN,
VA) - January 14, 2008 |
| You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I had lost touch with Mrs. Shires since leaving employment at the doctor's office she went to, but kept her and her family in my thoughts and prayers. |
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Norma Saunders (Gretna,
VA) - January 15, 2008 Contact me |
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Mark Shires and family, My deepest sympathy my very dear friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this most difficult time. We'll chat. Love you. Derrick Jones |
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Derrick Jones (Oceanside,
CA) - January 15, 2008 Contact me |
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To all, Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and condolences. I know Mom & Dad, Tan & Kathy really appreciate your sentiments. My family and I were unable to be there so it is very comforting to see the support you have given them. We will always cherish our memories of her and she will live in our hearts forever. Our sincerest appreciation, Mark, Tina, Benjamin & Christopher |
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Mark Shires (Switzerland)
- January 16, 2008 Contact me |
Our deepest condolences are extended to Jimmy and Sallie and their families and friends at this difficult time.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Abide with Me
Words by Henry F. Lyte, 1847
Music by William H. Monk, 1861
Abide with me; fast falls the
eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
Thou on my head in early youth
didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
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