Dessie Smith Holroyd, 93 years old, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025. She was born on November 15, 1931 in Gastonia North Carolina.
 

Dessie lived a long happy life. She was always surrounded by children; they were her whole world. You could always find her in the kitchen cooking up a big meal to make sure no one would go hungry.

She was an antique store owner in Berlin, New Jersey and Daytona Beach Florida. She was also a school crossing guard in both New Jersey and Virginia.

Dessie was preceded in death by her parents, Melissa Kenim and William Smith, her sister Evelyn Alger, her husbands William Hanna and John Holroyd Sr., her sons Larry Hanna, Garry Hanna, and Rick Hanna and her stepson John Patrick Holroyd.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories her son John William Holroyd Jr. (Denise Holroyd), her daughter Mary Pidgeon (David Pidgeon), her step son James Holroyd, stepdaughter Kathy Holroyd, her daughter in law Betty Ann Holroyd, seventeen grandchildren, and thirty-six great grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.