Lula Doris McEachin died Friday, July 6, 2018.
She was born on February 14, 1937 to Estella and Mitchell McEachin in Bowmore.
"Doris," as everyone in the family fondly called her—she was known as Lula or Lu by her work family—was the second oldest of five sisters, Maggie Lois, Ruth Vivian, Gladys Louise, and Estella Sandra.
She graduated in 1955 from Upchurch High School where she was a majorette.
She moved to New York shortly after graduating, where she planted her new roots. It was there that she met and married Charles Bernard Holt. From this matrimonial union were born a daughter Verna Denise and a son Jimmy Bernard.
She worked at the Brooklyn House of detention on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
She decided to go to school to get her bachelor's degree in 1972. It took her 8 years, working during the day and attending college at night. In 1980, she graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a bachelor's degree in the arts.
She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her savior in May of 1979. She continued to work for the City of New York in various agencies and programs, retiring in 1994. She continued to work part time as substitute teacher in the Hoke County school district. She was also a hospice volunteer.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her daughter Verna D. Darby, who was by her side when she passed, and her son-in-law Darrin D. Darby; five grandchildren, Michael Darrin Darby, Darrin Charles Darby, Danielle Elizabeth Darby, Dominique April Darby, and Taylor Mangabang-Holt; and four great-grandchildren, Divino Deon Silverio-Mendez (Dominique), Gabriella Marie Karow Holt (Taylor), McKenzie Darby, and Kaden Darby (Michael).
She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Bernard Holt in 1983, her parents, and her son Jimmy Bernard Holt.
Cards of condolences can be sent to Verna D. Darby, 8154 State Route 55, Grahamsville, New York 12740
Colonial Bryant Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne New York 12788 is serving the family.