Myrtle Irene Holley

Myrtle Irene (Angel) Holley, 87, of Bidwell, Ohio passed went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 5:55 a.m. and has been reunited with her husband Basil in their heavenly home. Born June 19, 1931 in Gallia County, Myrtle Irene was the daughter of the late Brady Angel and Belva Martin Angel. She was married Basil Thurston (Sambo) Holley, who preceded her in death on April 27, 2017. Myrtle loved to cook for anyone who came to her house. If someone left her house hungry, it was his or her own fault. Even during her sickness, Myrtle Irene tried to give others her food. She was always taking food to the sick or elderly. Myrtle was an avid pie baker; her pies were known statewide. She was proud of her First Place trophy she won for the best apple pie contest during the Fourth of July festivities at the Gallipolis Park. Myrtle also loved gardening and giving most of it away. She could not be outgiven. Myrtle Irene was loved by her children and everyone she met. She is survived by daughters, Jodi (David) Knotts of Gallipolis and Linda Adams of Thurman; sons, Warren Ray Holley of Thurman and Terry Holley of Bidwell; five grandchildren, Heather Hart of Columbus, Chad Polsley of Gallipolis, Justin Fraley of Gallipolis, Isaiah Holley of Bidwell, and Allie Holley of Cheshire; six great grandchildren, Katie and Brady Fraley of Gallipolis, Tristan and Gracie Polsley of Gallipolis, and Harrison Rockwell and Owen Schuler of Columbus; sisters, Josephine (Irwin) Gibson, Barb Chambers, Lucy Bray, and Pauline (Mike) Jeffers; brothers, Brady Angel “Junior” and Roger (Vickie) Angel; sisters-in-law, Audrey Angel, Juanita Angell, and Lynn Angel; and brothers-in-law, Lowen Cline Saunders and Don Perkins. In addition to her parents and husband, Myrtle Irene was preceded in death by brothers, Donald Angel, James Angel, Ralph Angel, Raymond “Bill” Angell, Shirley Angel, and Ernest Eugene Angel in infancy and sisters, Betty Crouse, Audrey Saunders, and Dorothy Perkins. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Rondall Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Kings Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested making a donation in Myrtle Irene’s memory to www.alz.org.