This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Holland, Tutterrow, Hall, Forman, Johnson, Monico, Madison, Ward, Talbot, Hartness, Brydges,Styron, Haynes, Hoots, Murphy Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3740/mb.ashx Message Board Post: YADKINVILLE - Mrs. Nellie Holland Hall-Forman, 86, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Yadkin County to the late Quincy T. and Blanche Tutterrow Holland. Mrs. Forman was a graduate of Wilkes Community College where she received her L.P.N. degree, and received numerous certificates from Forsyth Technical College in Winston-Salem. After graduation, she held several positions at Lula Conrad Hoots Memorial Hospital in Yadkinville, including supervisor and department head of physical therapy, organized and managed respiratory and physical therapy department, and a charge nurse. Nellie was a remarkable lady, often referred to as "Florence Nightingale" due to her caregiving nature and love for nursing. She lived for others and was loved by all that knew her. She spent her last three years as a resident at Yadkin Nursing Center, where she had worked as a nurse in years past. She continued her nursing profession throughout h! er stay at Yadkin Nursing Center by bringing joy and comfort to so many of the residents. She loved music, fellowship with family, friends, and residents, and attended all church functions and activities held at the nursing home. She was also a member of Zion Baptist Church in Union Grove. Nellie was a wonderful, loving mother and grandmother and will always be cherished by her family. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Forman and C.V. Hall; brothers, Carroll Holland, R.B. Holland, Herbert Holland; sisters, Betty Johnson, Ila Monico; and half brothers, George Holland, Sam Holland, Claude Holland, Adron Holland. Surviving are her son, Vernon Hall and wife Brenda of Statesville; daughters, Edith Madison and husband Raymond of Lewisville, Judi Ward and husband Gary of Cedar Point, Karen Talbot of Sarasota, Fla.; grandchildren, Richard Madison and wife Sandra, Gregory Madison and wife Vicky, Todd Hall, Brad Hall, Angela Hartness, ! Julie Brydges and husband Mark, Jill Styron, Jason Haynes, Anna Talbot ; great-grandchildren, Gus Hartness, Garrett Hartness, Andi Hall, Taylor Styron, Lauren Styron; sisters, Laura Wike and husband Edd of Cocoa, Fla., Gladys Ginnetti of Revere, Mass., Lura Hoots of Lewisville, Lenette Murphy of Union Grove; a brother, Perry "Bud" Holland and wife Patty of Union Grove; two stepchildren, Walter Forman, Anne Saile; three stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. Her funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Shaw and the Rev. Joey Tomlin officiating. She will lie in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, March 31, at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. Memorials may be made to Zion Baptist Church, 718 Union Grove Road, Union Grove, NC 28689. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 3/31/2008. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.