Mary Ann Carr Holder, 86, of Libby

Mary Ann Carr Holder passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at her home in Libby.  

Mary was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Rexford, Mont., to Patrick Carr and Hazel (Caldwell) Carr and spent her childhood in the Eureka/Pinkham area.  Mary married Elliott Holder on January 26, 1941.  

They shared 56 years together, camping, bowling, traveling and raising four boys.  Mary was a long standing member of the Eastern Star.  She was Worthy Grand Matron with the Eureka Chapter.  

She enjoyed crocheting and artex and also tried her hand at oil painting.  She opened her coffee shop in Libby with no price over a dime for coffee.  She enjoyed her home and garden, but most of all her sons and many grandchildren.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Elliott; son, Walter William; two infant sons; grandson, Elliott James; brothers Joe and Hank Carr; sisters, Olive Hughes and Clara McNeely and daughter-in-law Lois Holder.

Mary is survived by her loving sons, James, of Libby; Tim and wife, Kathy, of Raton, N.M.; John and wife, Michelle, of Brawley, Calif.; daughter-in-law Linda Burk, of Fallbrook, Calif.; brothers, George and wife, Nadine, Carr of Canyon City, Ore., and Harry and wife, Shirley, of Long, Idaho; and sisters Norma Fleming, Idaho, and Jane Newton, Ore.  

She will be missed dearly by her 25 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 24 great, great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at the Tobacco Valley Cemetery in Eureka, Mont., on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at 10 a.m. with a luncheon to follow at the First Baptist Church in Eureka.  

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John’s Hospice, 350 Louisiana Ave., Libby, Mont., 59923.  

Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Homes of Eureka and Libby.