Denise Charlene (Williams) Holland

Denise Charlene Williams was born September 27, 1968, in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, to Sarah Cassandra Keith and Dennis Charles Williams, Jr. She was the stepdaughter of Furman Gilliam Johnson. Denise was the granddaughter of  Margaret (Keith) and William Grant, Jr., Robert Jones, Bertha (Harrison) and Dennis C. Williams, Sr., and Elizabeth (Gibbs) and Furman Johnson, all of whom showered her with love. Her fathers and all grandparents preceded her in death.

Denise was educated in the Glynn County public school system. She attended Burroughs Molette Elementary, Glynn Middle School, and was a 1986 graduate of Glynn Academy; she also 
attended Brunswick, Jr., College.“Niecey,” as she was affectionately called by her family and close friends, attended the family church, First Bryant Baptist Church, during her early childhood days and was very active in youth studies and activities sponsored by the church. She was one of the original members of the Reverend J. F. Mann Sunbeam Children’s Choir. Later in her early adult life, she accepted Jesus as her savior, made a profession of faith, and attended Maranatha Baptist Church.

Denise was the mother of one child, Serah Chardanne Williams, born to her and Lancelot Ellison, on March 2, 1988. After nine years of friendship and courtship, Denise was united 
in holy matrimony with Robert Anthony Holland on July 6, 2002, sharing a total of twenty-nine years. They lived their best life the entire time.

Denise’s first work experience was as a lifeguard at the Howard Coffin Park swimming pool in Brunswick, Georgia. At the age of sixteen, after years of lessons, she became a confident swimmer. She was also employed as a houseparent with Glynn County’s Mental Health Adult Group Home Service. Denise had a huge culinary interest and love for cooking. She was employed as a cook at the Royal Café in downtown Brunswick and at Jane Macon Middle School. She would spend hours watching the food channels and loved trying new recipes, even creating her own. Denise loved dancing all of her life. She began dance lessons with the Gail Moore Schools of Dance at the age of six. She also danced with Eleanor Brooks Dance School. Between the two, there were eleven years of tap, ballet, jazz, and gymnastics recitals. In spite of some health obstacles as a child and in adulthood, Neicey enjoyed life. She was blessed with three grandchildren, two boys and the most recent, a beautiful baby girl born April of this year, that the Lord allowed her to enjoy for five months.

On September 29, 2022, two days after her birthday at approximately 9:15 AM, she won her battle with illness when the Lord said, “That’s enough, come home.” It was a gain for her. Bless His holy name!!!!

Denise leaves to cherish her precious memories: a loving and devoted husband, Robert Holland; daughter, Serah Williams; grandchildren, Marquavius Evans, and Tyreon and Sa’Rae Foster; mother, Sarah K. Johnson; brothers, Jermaine LaShawn Johnson (LaKeisha) and Corey Johnson; brother/cousin, John Banks (Ann); stepdaughters, Zakia Holland, Tamya Holland, and Jennifer Badger; brother-in-law, Brian Holland (Lorie); sister-inlaw, Michelle Holland; aunts and uncles, Patricia Williams, Gracie Norman (Robert), Jerome Grant, Kenneth Grant (Shirley), Barry Johnson (Rose), Rodney Johnson (Julia), and John Cooper; nieces and nephews, Jamaal Johnson, Raegen Johnson, Aeiress Johnson, Zahara Brennon, and Ava Brennon; and a host of other family members and friends.

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