Laurie Howard Holifield

February 15, 1974 - December 5, 2020

Laurie Dawn Howard Holifield passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at University Medical Center following a brief illness. Laurie grew up in the Myrick Community, and graduated from Northeast Jones High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught math at East Jones Elementary for several years, and she was later a tutor and substitute teacher at East Jones Elementary, Northeast Jones High School, and West Jones High School. She was a member of Mill Creek Church. Laurie was preceded in death by her grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Howard, and by her uncle, James “Tater” Howard. Laurie is survived by her husband, Kent Holifield; her daughter, Harley Dawn Perdue; her parents, Mike and Karen Howard; her sister, Katie Toombs; her niece, Taylor Bynum (Auston); her nephew, Jake Toombs; and her great-niece, Braelyn Bynum. Other survivors include her uncles, Randy Stevens (Theresa) and Wayne Howard (Sophronia), and her aunt, LaDonna White, as well as numerous cousins and other relatives. Laurie is also survived by her parents-in-law, Kenney and Kathy Holifield; her sister- and brother-in-law, Karen and Marshall Fitzgerald and their children, Mason and Lena Kate. Burial was at Tuckers Crossing Baptist Church with a private graveside service officiated by Eddie Bryant and Bill Myers. Pallbearers were Billy Bourg, Cody Brooks, Kyle Brooks, Landon Howard, Jeremy Parker, and Mike Tisdale. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Howard and Randy Stevens. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that friends consider donations to Glory House Global Outreach, 803 N. 2nd Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440 or The Choices Clinic of Laurel, 115 S. Magnolia Street, Laurel, MS 39440. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.