Drake Holder

Holder, Drake age 8 of Birmingham, AL passed away on November 26, 2011. Drake was in the third grade at Greystone Elementary. Drake had such a love for life and always put a smile on the face of all he came in contact with. He loved music and dancing. He loved to dance each year in the Greystone Elementary talent show. He also loved all sports. He played baseball at Heardmont Park, basketball at the YMCA, flag football in Hoover, and swam for the Greystone Country Club swim team. He is survived by his parents, Todd and Ashley Holder, sister, Savannah Holder, grandparents, Jim and Sandra Holder, Mary Ann Burnham, great-grandmother Lophelia Nicholson. Aunts and Uncles, Tanya (Patrick) Thrasher, Eric Burnham, Lana (Ronnie) Allman, Kim (Elliot) Koppel, and Freddie Holder. Cousins Hunter and Alesha Allman, Owen and Joshua Koppel, and Jade Thrasher. He is preceded in death by his grandfather Gerald Burnham. The family will receive family and friends on Monday, November 28, 2011 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home from 3:00PM till 5:00PM with the service starting at 5:00 PM. In lieu of flowers family request donations to the "Logan Drake Holder Scholarship Fund", Attn: Lou Anne Butts, Southern Financial Group, Two Perimeter Park South, Suite 250 East, Birmingham, AL 35243. 205-383-1415 or to Greystone Elementary School in memory of Drake Holder.