Nellie Henderson Holzberger, 99, a resident of The Waterford at Carpenter’s Creek in Pensacola, FL, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. She was born on March 31, 1917 in Fatama, Wilcox County, AL; the daughter of Walter Franklin and Minnie Ellen Watford Henderson. She graduated from Moore Academy in Pine Apple, AL.
Nell moved to Pensacola in 1937, working as a telephone operator, a lunch counter waitress at Woolworth’s and for 30 years in Supply Management at NAS Pensacola. She also owned a home and operated a small trailer park behind Pensacola Junior College.
Nell displayed a green thumb as she enjoyed working in her hot house and gardening, growing an extensive assortment of plants and flowers. Nell was a member of the Pensacola Garden Club and the Pensacola Women’s Club having held several officer positions. Volunteering in many capacities at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital and her church, First United Methodist of Pensacola, also kept Nell very involved in helping others.
Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Holzberger; a brother, Walter Clarence Henderson and two sisters, Edna Clyde Henderson Campbell and Minnie Eva Henderson O’Bryan.
Nellie is survived by her son, Peter H. Holzberger; a grandson, Ryan P. Holzberger; two great grandsons and a great granddaughter; a nephew, Dwayne Campbell, Jr. along with a number of other cousins, nephews and nieces.
On Thursday, August 18, 2016, visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., followed at 11:00 a.m. by a memorial of “A Celebration of Life” at First United Methodist Church of Pensacola. A reception will follow the service in the First United Methodist Wright Place. In a private ceremony, Nellie will be laid to rest Friday, August 19, 2016 in the Enon Baptist Cemetery near Camden, AL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Regency Hospice, 50 Beverly Parkway, Suite 200, Pensacola, FL 32505 or to First United Methodist Church, 6 E. Wright St., Pensacola, FL 32501.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Bayview Fisher-Pou Funeral Home.
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