[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1104-E1105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF SADIE J. HOLLAND

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 7, 2020

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
Sadie J. Holland, who passed away Tuesday, November 24 at North 
Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
  Sadie was born on January 31, 1933 to Joe Thomas and Christine 
Roebuck Monts. She grew up in the Palmetto community and attended 
Palmetto and Verona High School. On December 10, 1949, Sadie J. Monts 
married J.C. Holland and later moved to the Bass/Gandy farm south of 
Plantersville. Sadie J, J.C., and their six sons dwelled on the 
renowned ``Sadie J. Farm'' that stretched over 9,000 acres across three 
north Mississippi counties. In 1966, Sadie and J.C. were named 
Outstanding Farmers of America, the first Mississippians to earn the 
title. Her devotion to agriculture was exemplified by founding the 
first integrated 4H club in the state.
  Mrs. Holland dedicated fifty years to public service and continued 
her family's legacy of egalitarianism. She became the first female 
school bus driver in the state, and in 1984 she was the first woman 
elected as Mayor of Nettleton. She relished the opportunity to serve 
her community, and for nearly two decades she was the Municipal Court 
administrator for the Tupelo Municipal Court. In 1998 she was elected 
Lee County Justice Court Judge before retiring just last year. She was 
a dedicated member of the United Methodist Church and took every 
opportunity to minister to her community through Holland Funeral 
Directors. In 2019, she was honored by the Mississippi Legislature for 
her lifetime of service to Mississippi.
  Mrs. Holland is preceded in death by her husband J.C. who passed away 
in 2016.
  She is survived by her sons Billy Joe, Don, Steve, Perry, John, and 
Jimmy, 21 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
  Sadie J. Holland, the matriarch of a remarkable family, will be 
deeply missed by all those who had the opportunity to know her.

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