Custer Bickel Holliday
May 23, 1930 - August 13, 2022
Charleston, WV
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Custer Bickel Holliday
May 23, 1930 - August 13, 2022
Charleston, WV
Obituary
Custer Bickel Holliday, of Charleston, WV, died August 13, 2022, at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston, WV. He was 92.
Custer was born in Charleston, the son of the late Custer Bryan and Mildred (Warner) Holliday.
Custer was a graduate of Charleston High School and West Virginia University. He began his career as a reporter for the former Huntington Advertiser and later became Public Relations Director for the West Virginia Education Association in Charleston. He then was Managing Editor of the West Virginia Medical Journal for the West Virginia State Medical Association in Charleston.
Custer was a member of First Presbyterian Church, South Charleston, and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Survivors include his son, Kenneth C. Holliday of Charleston; sister, Elizabeth “Libby” of Vienna, VA; sister-in-law, Colleen Holiday of Wilmington, NC; two grandsons, Adam and Alexander Holliday of Oregon; two granddaughters, Jane McCallister of Charleston and Leeanna Cunningham of Poca, WV; and nieces, Bethanie Booher of Charleston and Jenny Booher of Cincinnati, OH.
An avid Reader, Custer was a WVU sports fan and liked to travel.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ann (Rutledge) Holliday, in 2018; his daughter, Susan Jane Lockhart of Saint Albans, WV, 2007; his sister, Barbara Dempsey of El Paso, TX, 2008; and his brother, William C. Holliday of Wilmington, NC, 2020.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 22, 2020, at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, 1118 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV, with Pastor Ginna Taylor of First Presbyterian Church, South Charleston, officiating.
Visitation will begin one hour before services.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Holliday’s family suggests donations be made to Hospice Care, 1606 Kanawha Boulevard West, Charleston, WV 25387.
You may send condolences to the family at www.BarlowBonsall.com.
Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
2 responses to Custer Bickel Holliday
Cabell Davis says:
August 22, 2022
Uncle Cus was a truly kind and loving man. He was always ready with a smile and warm welcome. He was smart and funny too. We always enjoyed visiting Ann and him. He will be missed.
Colleen Holliday says:
August 20, 2022
Custer was truly a family-oriented man. He, Ann, Kenny and Susan spent much time with us and his parents in Proctorville, Ohio. Those days were wonderful with memories of terrific meals in his parents dining room or at our house up the street. We had lots of picnics in the summer and the cousins played together. Often the adults played scrabble or cards or other games with each of us laughing like maniacs at the other’s antics/drawings in pictionary and charades. Custer was close to his baby brother Bill and they shared their love of football and good food. Custer was a “rock” for me after the death of his brother Bill. He was always there with his cheery stories over the phone. He was amazing for his age and cared so deeply for his son Kenny. They shared an evening meal at a restaurant over the past few years. Custer worried when he broke his hip that he would no longer be able to drive to those dinners he cherished so much with Kenny. Custer will be missed.