Edith

Holiday

Edith Marion Reid Williams Holiday was born in New York City on January 24 ^th , 1923 to Mabel and Joseph Reid. She departed this life on Tuesday March 31 ^st , 2020.

Edith attended school in Guyana, BWI and public schools in New York City. She graduated from Julia Richman High School in New York.

Before retiring in 1988, Edith enjoyed performing a variety of challenging jobs in New York City, New York. Her family delights in remembering her early years of retail sales in Woolworth's on Lenox Avenue and 116 ^th Street. They particularly liked getting samples when she worked at the candy counter. Her experiences and training in retail honed Edith's skills in math and accounting and prepared her for positions with several city agencies.

Edith worked with Har U. Act and the Neighborhood Boards of New York City, which had primary responsibilities for assisting needy families. Edith also worked with the Health and Hospital Corporation of New York at Sydenham Hospital. At the hospital, she held positions in Purchasing, Admitting and in the Emergency Department.

For ten years Edith worked for the Social Services Department of New York City. During her tenure there, she counseled Welfare recipients and provided assistance with Food Stamp programs.

Edith remained active in retirement. She served on the Advisory Board of the Englewood Housing Authority and as the Vice President of the Englewood Chapter (#5666) of A.A.R.P.  She also held membership in the Martin Luther King Jr.- Senior Center of Hackensack, New Jersey and the Bergen County Urban League.

Edith has been a committed member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Englewood, New Jersey since coming to the city. Known to everyone at the church as 'Aunt Edith', she enjoyed serving on the Alter Guild and on the Usher's Board.

Edith is predeceased by her parents, her husband James C. Williams and her husband Paul Holiday. She leaves to mourn her passing; her sister Clarice Moses Rollieson, her son Joshua A. Holiday, her nieces Zandra Strother and Ethel Moses, her nephew Ronald Rollieson and his wife Joanne. In addition to her cousin Elaine Williams she leaves a host of grand nieces and nephews who were devoted to her and were guided by her strength and outstanding spirit.

We miss you Aunt Edith and we will always remember how much you loved us all.

Rest in Peace.