Birth date: Feb 27, 1942 Death date: Jul 25, 2023
Emily Holloway Walker, 81, died July 25, 2023 surrounded by family at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Emily was born in Memphis on February 27, 1942 to the late Earl Thompson and Emily Lena How Holloway. She g Read Obituary
Emily was a beautiful and loving lady. Her nickname, to those of us who were privileged to have been longtime friends, was “Smiley”. She never had a frown! Her temperament was kind and calm, so we were inclined not to think of her as bellicose. Boy did she fool us! She fought her battle with cancer as if she alone could eradicate this horrible disease. Never did she submit to it! Her fight was not in vain, she was a trailblazer for the cure. We can use her as a standard not to succumb.
