Holsonback, Nancy Ann Perry Doran (Chickamauga)

  • Thursday, January 8, 2015

Nancy Ann Perry Doran Holsonback, 79, of Chickamauga, Georgia died on Thursday, January 8, 2015.

She was born in Chickamauga, to the late Hubert Roy and Hazel Lindsey Perry. She had lived most of her life in Chickamauga and was a very active citizen of Chickamauga. She was a graduate of Gordon Lee High School – Class of 1953 where she was the cheerleading and basketball captain. She had worked at Murphy's Drug Store, Crystal Springs Print Works, Gordon Lee High School and had a beauty shop in Doran's General Store with her husband, all in Chickamauga. She served on the Chickamauga City Council for 14 years following her husband's terms. She enjoyed bowling and had also helped with the Chickamauga Lions Club. She was a former member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a current member of Rossville Church of Christ.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Joe Don Doran and brother: Alfred Joe Perry. 

She is survived by her husband: Joe Wayne Holsonback, and their children; Donna (Greg) Carpenter, Jeffrey Hugh Doran, Marla D. (Jerry) Prince all of Chickamauga, GA, Terry Joe Holsonback of Atlanta, GA, Deborah Angela White of Fort Myers, FL, Derrick Wayne Holsonback of Lakeview, GA, brother: Hubert Roy Perry, Jr,. of Rossville, GA, grandchildren: Brant Van Fossen, Jeffrey Archer Doran, Jacob Hugh Doran, Jason Don Doran, Monica Diane Prince, Molly Loraine Prince, Jennifer Austin, Brittany Holsonback, Stephanie Holsonback, Alex White, Heather Stephens, Brandon Holsonback, great-grandchildren: Grace, Olivia, Noah and Mary Margaret Doran, several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5–9 p.m. and Sunday from 2–8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, at Fellowship Baptist Church with Minister Jack James residing. Burial will follow at Chickamauga Cemetery - Chickamauga, Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to The Harvest House at 1100 McFarland Avenue – Rossville, GA 30741 or The Gordon Lee Alumni Association at 402 Cove Road, Chickamauga, Ga. 30707.

Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Homes – J. Avery Bryan Chapel – Chickamauga.

An online register book is at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.

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