Iris Gertrude Letort Holloway

Iris Gertrude Letort Holloway, 95, of Ocean Springs died Friday, April 24, 2015 in Biloxi. Mrs. Holloway was born in St. Martin, MS to Henry L. and Ellen Jane Bullock Letort. She was a lifelong resident of the Coast and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Holloway worked as a seamstress for E.R. Moore and was a member of the Jackson County Homemakers Association. She was also actively involved with a Biloxi bowling league. She is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Joseph Holloway, Sr.; her parents; her sisters, Priscilla L. Brown and Audrey Pownall; her brothers, Edwin, Otis, Fred, Laverne and Kenneth Letort; her son-in-law, Dr. David R. Steckler; grandchildren, Jon Stephen Steckler and Jennifer Dale Steckler; and her sisters-in-law, Loretta and Elaine Letort. Mrs. Holloway’s survivors include a daughter, Dale Steckler of Natchez; three sons and daughters-in-law, Mayor A.J. and Mrs. Macklyn Holloway, Jr. of Biloxi, Mr. Donnie and Mrs. Agnes Holloway of Natchez and Mr. Kenny and Mrs. Dianne Holloway of Biloxi; 15 grandchildren, Heather Holloway and Jeffrey Holloway of Biloxi, Greg Holloway of Texas, Stephanie Bryson and David R. Steckler, Jr. of Jackson, Suzanne Steckler, Gerrit Steckler, Wesley Steckler and Mark Steckler all of Natchez, Mary Margaret Prescott of Zachary, LA, David Holloway of Madison, Erinn Shauwecker of Starkville, Jamie Holloway of Greenwood, and Kendall Holloway and Peyton Holloway of Biloxi; 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 12:00 pm. Friends may visit from 10:00 am until mass time. Entombment will follow at Southern Memorial Park. The family prefers memorials to be made to Jon and Jennifer Steckler Memorial Scholarship, c/o Eddie Foley, P.O. Box 1402, Natchez, MS 39121 or to the charity of their choice. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.