Shyrie Jo Mauldin Holladay

Shyrie Jo Mauldin Holladay, 84, of Bessemer, Alabama passed away January 22 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born on December 24, 1940 to Avaline and Alvra Mauldin in Gadsden, Alabama.

She was a 1958 graduate of Gadsden High School. She attended the University of Montevallo, Gadsden Junior College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Jacksonville State University. She worked for the Etowah County Department of Education as a teacher. While teaching, she earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from the University of Alabama. She worked for the Etowah Board of Education as a teacher at Alma Hinson for four years. After marrying Beatty Holladay in 1973, they moved to Hueytown, Alabama. She worked for the Jefferson County Board of Education as a guidance counselor at Midfield High School for forty-one years.

She was a member of the North Highlands Baptist Church. She was a resident of the Oaks on Parkwood in Bessemer, Alabama since 2018.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Joey Pruitt; her daughter-in-law, Erika; her husband, Beatty; and her niece, Kelli Bland. She is survived by her son, Jeff (Karen) Pruitt, of Rock Creek, Alabama; her sister, Serie (Richard) Bland of Signal Mountain, Tennessee; grandchildren, Benji (Savannah) Pruitt of Helena, Alabama, Sarah Pruitt of Helena, Alabama, Brittany Pruitt of Calera, Alabama, Angie (Nick) Brown of Hueytown, Alabama, Tim (Kristen) Hall of Birmingham. Alabama, Lindsey Cotton of Hoover, Alabama, Tyler McDonald of Rock Creek, Alabama; and great-grandchildren Jerry Oglesby, Gracie Pruitt, Maddie Pruitt, Breanna Brown, Will Brown, Brody Cotton, Audrey Cotton, and Olivia McDonald; cousins, Randy (Kaye) Stephenson of Gadsden, Alabama, Phyllis Wilson of Jasper, Alabama, Tommy Roberts of Jasper, Alabama; and dear friend Pam Pruitt of McCalla, Alabama.

Visitation will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, Alabama from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama. There will be no procession to the Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to a charity of your choice.