Submitted by: John C. Monk

 

Minnie "Pen" Holloway  

 Sept. 10, 1930 - May 25, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Minnie L. "Pen" Holloway, 79, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, auntie, cousin and friend completed her earthly journey at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Minnie, best-known to all who loved her as "Pen," was born September 10, 1930, to the union of John and Minnie Mae Walker in Good Hope, TN. In 1962 Pen moved to Chicago and met J.T. Holloway and worked at the Palmer House Hotel until her retirement in 1999. Pen loved talking on the phone, visiting with her friends, and playing her "numbers." Most of all, she loved her family and enjoyed visiting with her daughter and grandkids. Minnie is remembered by her loving daughter, Mary E. (Joe) Jones; grandchildren, Tom A. Jones, Stephanie D. Ivy, Shalawnda D. (Jefferey) Wilkes, Joe D. Jones Jr. of South Bend, Samuel E. Jones and Quincy L. Jones of Indianapolis; 12 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends who will love and miss her dearly. Minnie was preceded in death by her parents, John and Minnie Walker; husband, J.T. Holloway; sister, Gracie "Teesie" Dixon; nephew, DeSoto Walker; grandson, Michael T. Ivy; and great-grandson, Stanley Ivy. Services for Mrs. Holloway will be Saturday, May 29, 2010, in the Clark O'Neal Funeral Home, 2702 Lincoln Way West. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., with funeral services at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. The Clark O'Neal Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Published in South Bend Tribune on May 27, 2010