Sarah Beth Hollingshead

Sarah Beth Hunley was born January 2, 1933 in East Texas. She graduated from Bullard High School in 1950. She met Alfred Wayne Hollingshead that summer and they were married on September 16, 1950, just 10 weeks after they met. It was truly a match made in heaven. After living in West Texas for a brief time, they moved to Grand Prairie, TX, where they raised their two sons, Jerry and TD. They were very involved in their church, community and school activities. Sarah was a Den Mother and a Gopher Mother for years. She carried the boys and all their friends to football, basketball and baseball games almost daily.

She was truly a multi-talented woman. Sarah was famous for her beautifully decorated cakes, which she shared with friends and family for every occasion. She was an expert seamstress, making costumes, formals and most importantly, Heather’s wedding gown. Her cooking was known far and wide, especially fried chicken and chicken fried steak.

Sarah entered the workforce in 1969 with Dahlstrom Construction. She moved to Darr Construction in 1980 as an accounts receivable clerk and retired in 1994 as supervisor of that department.

Sarah was known as MaMa to almost everyone she met. She welcomed everyone into her home and treated them like family. She loved to have fun—fishing, camping, traveling, playing games, watching Cowboy football and Ranger baseball, and visiting with friends and family. She just knew how to enjoy life.

Preceding her in death are her beloved husband of 61 years, Alfred Hollingshead; her parents, Golden and Lily Hunley; three brothers, Bill, Harold and LG Hunley; brother-in-law, Vernon Hollingshead; and great-grandson, Joshua Kyle Hollingshead.

Sarah is survived by her son, Jerry Wayne and wife Jeannie; her son, Terry Don (TD) and wife Shelley; grandchildren, Kyle Hollingshead and wife, Annie, and Heather Moreno and husband, Ronnie, Justin Hollingshead and wife, Christy; and her great-grandson, Quinlan Boyd Hollingshead; along with nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as a large extended family of friends.

Visitation will be at Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home, 2951 S. Belt Line Road, Grand Prairie, TX from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, November 29. Service will be held at Inglewood Baptist Church, 1901 S Carrier Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX, at 10 AM, Thursday, November 30, with burial immediately following at Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Bereavement Committee or the Keen-agers of Inglewood Baptist Church. Sarah was an integral part of these two groups and they were all very special to her.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beanmasseyburge.com for the Hollingshead family.