Nancy Jo Holloway Obituary

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Nancy Jo Holloway (Columbia, Missouri), born in Saint Louis, Missouri, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Nancy left this world on November 29, 2025 at the age of 83, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Doris Melise and Joseph Melise; her son Alex Melise-Holloway; her husband Collious Lee Holloway; her stepchildren, Sheila Holloway and William Holloway; and her grandparents, John F. O'Bannon and Naomi Edith O'Bannon.

She is survived by: her sisters, Patricia Melise O'Bannon and Mary Alberici; her children, Lauren Lewis, Desiree Holloway, Roberto Holloway, Charles Holloway and Michael Holloway; her daughters-in-law, Rebecca Holloway and Nicole West; her grandchildren, Malcolm Barnes, Shane Bryant and Mira Kuni; and her nieces and nephews, Hannah Bingaman, Joan Hurst, Seth Mayer, Edith McClintock, Saul McClintock and Kamala Griffith.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to National Public Radio (https://www.npr.org.) and or the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia (https://uucomo.org.).