Helen Jane Altman Holliday

January 6, 1935 - August 29, 2020

HAYNESVILLE – Helen Jane Altman Holliday, 85, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Services will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at First Baptist Church of Haynesville with the Visitation at 10:00 a.m. and the Funeral at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery immediately following the service. Mrs. Helen was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late James and Viola Hull Altman and moved to Georgia thirty-six years ago. She was a bookkeeper through the years and worked at Davis Oil Company in Perry before she retired. Helen was a member of First Baptist Church of Haynesville and the Senior Adult Sunday School class. She was an avid Florida Gator fan and enjoyed friendly competition with several family members who love Georgia. She was a good cook and was always thrilled to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Left to cherish the memories they made with Helen are her loving and devoted husband of fifty-three years, James Holliday of Haynesville; her children, Brenda West (Bruce) of Kathleen and Russell Smith (Gloria) of Warner Robins; eight grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and many, many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters; one brother; and a son, Darryl Smith. Condolences for the family may be left in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.