Nancy Mcallece Holland

Nancy McAleece Holland, 77, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:43 AM on Thursday, January 1, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Holland was born to Wade and Florence McCall in Lakeland, FL on September 6, 1937. She loved to worship Jesus, spend time with her family and as a pastor's wife, mentor young adults. She was a teacher at heart and had the amazing ability to teach anything from Bible to piano. Mrs. Holland is survived by her husband, Robert L. Holland; two daughters, Toni Tardo of Destin, FL and Teresa Tabor and husband Norman of Moss Bluff; daughter-in-law, Amanda McAleece of Lake Charles; step-children, Jayne Anderson of Lake Charles, Kevin Anderson of Bossier City, LA, Charles Anderson of Lake Charles, Richard Holland of Phoenix, AZ, and Paul Holland of Homer, LA; sister, Elsie McCall of Lakeland, FL; fourteen grandchildren, who were the pride and delight of her life; and two step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James McAleece; son, Wade McAleece; brother, Leon McCall; and her parents. Her memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Lake Charles Family Ministry Center. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations in her name to the ABC Pregnancy Center, 510 W. 18th Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 or to Compassion International www.compassion.com