Elizabeth Mahaffey Holz Cahill, age 89, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Elizabeth was born on November 2, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida. After finishing high school in Richmond Hill, Georgia, she graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Music, later pursuing a career as a School Teacher in Duval County.
She was predeceased in death by her first husband, Forrest Henry Holz, whom she was married to for 34 years before his death, and her second husband, Guy Rupert Cahill before his passing in 2001. Elizabeth is survived by her two children, Madeline Elizabeth Holz and Forrest Logan Holz (Karen); grandchildren, Forrest Holz and Savannah Holz; brothers, Bascom Mahaffey (Betty), John Fulton Mahaffey, and Ernest Mahaffey (Sheila); and a number of other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday April 5, 2016 at 11:00 am at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 849 Park Street, Jacksonville, Florida, followed by interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, at 2:00 PM, where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved, Forrest Holz. The family wants to thank the many wonderful care-givers from Westminster Woods, Home Instead, Hospice, and Baptist Hospital South who provided her comfort and allowed her to maintain dignity in her final days. She’s singing and playing the piano in heaven now. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Riverside Presbyterian Church.
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