Marcus Ray Holliday, age 78, of Florence, passed away May 27, 2019.  Visitation will be Saturday, June 1, from 11:00 a.m. until noon at Spry-Williams Funeral Home.  The funeral will follow at noon in the funeral home chapel.  Burial will be at Rhodesville Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Holliday was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.  He was a truck driver and loved reading, especially history and science fiction. 

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Holliday; children, Tena (Michael) Kelley and Terry (Becky) Holliday; grandchildren, Lisa (Ben) Schreckengost of North Carolina, Gayla (Cam) Miller, Catrina (Ryan) Royce, Clay (Katie) Holliday and Taylor Holliday; great-grandchildren, Chloe, Emily, Gavin, Alice, Faith, Rylan, Annistyn, Alex and Makensley; sisters, Sallie Bell of Canton, Ohio and Margaret Scott; and brother, Stanley Gardner. 

The family would like to express their appreciation to Hospice of North Alabama, especially Helen Taylor, for the loving care they provided.