AHOSKIE – Mrs. Margaret Byrd Morris Holloman, age 73, died at the Guardian Care Nursing Home in Ahoskie on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Mrs. Holloman was a native of Hertford County, born to the late Beaulah Bracy Byrd and the late John Henry Byrd, Sr.

She was employed and retired from Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company where she worked for some twenty-five years. She was married to the late Robert Hill Morris, Sr. and to that was born one son. Later in life she was married to the late Willis Holloman, and they co-founded and operated Super-Vac Incorporated. She enjoyed reading, collecting, traveling and mostly enjoyed being a mother.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Bobby Morris and wife, Lisa, of Ahoskie; a brother, Henry Byrd and wife, Pat, of Ahoskie; a sister, Jean Byrd Savage and husband, Bobby, of Gates; grandson Josh Morris; and step-grandchildren, Chase Riddick and Thomas Riddick.

A graveside service will be held, Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ahoskie Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service, Ahoskie, on Friday evening from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Memorial donations may also be made to Vidant Home Health & Hospice, 521 Myers Street, Ahoskie, NC  27910.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.garrettsykesfs.com.