Penelope (Penny) Perkins Holder of Roswell was born on January 29, 1936, and transitioned on August 28, 2024, at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice, holding the hand of her husband, Maxwell as she passed.
Penelope was British but moved to Ohio when her father transferred to the U.S. for the Royal Air Force. She graduated from Fairborn, Ohio, high school in 1954. She turned down a drama scholarship and married her first husband, Sherwood Kelley. with whom she had four children: Nicola (Craig) Hyser, Kimberly Calandriello, Michael Kelley and Elizabeth (LeAnn) Puckett-Kelley. She also has one Stepson, Walker (Kathy) Holder; six grandchildren: Leigh, Katherine, Amber, George, Christina and Bridget; and eight great grandchildren; Kaelin, Zachary, Cameron, Lennox, Alexandra, Mason, Will and Hudson.
She is survived by her husband, Maxwell Holder, her sister, Virginia, and her family of
Oakville, Ontario, Canada, brother Richard and his family of Redruth, Cornwall, United
Kingdom, her children, stepson, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She settled in Atlanta and married Maxwell in 1992, having met him through their
membership in a recovery Fellowship. She was an accomplished watercolor artist and
had exhibitions and many commissions. Penelope retired from Kimberly Clark Corporation – Healthcare as a Marketing Administrative Assistant.
Most of all, she was a loyal, kind and giving woman and will be missed by those who
loved her.
A celebration of Penny's life will be held in late October when family can gather.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to North Fulton Community Charities.