FRANKLIN – Anna “Ruth” Pickens Holden, 82, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.
Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Wade and Evelyn Estina Sanders Pickens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Holden; two brothers, Gene Pickens and Charles Pickens; infant brother, Joseph Howard Pickens; and sister-in-law, Ada Pickens.
Ruth was a member of the Coweeta Baptist Church and loved witnessing to others about Jesus. She started each day with a daily reading in the Bible, and even read it 20 times all the way through. She enjoyed flowers, her tablet, crocheting, word search puzzles, and reading; but what she enjoyed most was spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Diana Melter (Ron) of Walhalla, South Carolina, and Mike Holden (Dana) of Franklin; sister, Judy Pickens Shuler (Jerry) of Franklin; and sister-in-law, Lucy Pickens also of Franklin; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous stepgrandchildren, nieces, and nephews also survive.
Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Ashe, Rev. Jason Smith and Rev. Davis Hooper officiated.
The family received friends one hour prior to the service at Macon Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Coweeta Baptist Church cemetery fund.
Condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.