Violet Mae Holder
Born: May 25, 1916 in Greensboro, NC
Died: July 11, 1980 in Charleston, SC
Married:
June 26, 1938
Frederick Eugene Bishop (January 10, 1912-October 12, 1991)
2 Children:
Cheryl Ann Bishop (July 23, 1944) married William Everett Mushrush (September 22, 1942) on April 14, 1968
Frederick Eugene Bishop, Jr. (December 15, 1946) married Loris
5 Grandchildren:
Laura Elizabeth Mushrush (December 23, 1970) to John Edward Ezzell (December 20, 1968) on December 22, 2007
Jane Ellen Mushrush (November 3, 1977) married John Edwin Sageser (April 13, 1978) on May 20, 2000
Christopher Lane Bishop (October 4, 1974)
Allison Mae Bishop married John Lucas
Bonnie Bishop married Mark Wells
7 Great-Grandchildren:
Justin Douglas Mushrush (Laura) - October 17, 1988
Logan Alexander Ezzell (Laura's stepson) - August 12, 1993
Justin Paul Ezzell (Laura's stepson) - October 23, 1996
Ethan Ben Sweat (Laura) - Stillborn December 11, 2000
Nathan Riley Sageser (Jane) - January 27, 2004
Evan Bennett Sageser (Jane) - April 28, 2007
McLeod Bishop (Chris) -
Rachel Lucas (Allison) -
A Special Tribute
By Mark Podmore
Violet always had a heart of gold! She was always glad to see a visitor at her front door; even when it was a surprise visit. Violet always served sweet tea in jelly glasses and had delicious six ounce Coca-Colas in the refrigerator! There was always something good to eat; whether it was pound cake or chocolate chip cookies.
Uncle Gene could always be found in the living room watching television. It never bothered him when a pack of screaming youngsters would visit; it wasn’t until years later that many of us cousins realized Uncle Gene was hard of hearing. Their house was filled with many beautiful antiques; family heirlooms. There was even a beautiful vintage doll house in one of the bedrooms upstairs. Aunt Violet was always a surrogate mother to all of the Holder cousins because of her cheery, welcoming nature. When the cousins would visit, the aunts would all sit at Violet’s kitchen table, sipping coffee or drinking iced tea while the children would scream and play outside! As stated earlier, musical chairs on Violet’s front porch was always a blast!
