Mary “Elaine” (Brooks) Holder, passed away Nov. 4, 2025. Elaine was born Dec. 4th, 1939, in Maud, OK to Elmer and Edith (Odom) Brooks. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1957. On Aug. 1, 1959, she married Kenneth Wayne Holder in Shawnee. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Holder T.V. and Appliance on West Highland Ave. in Shawnee from 1968 to 2005, before retiring. After retirement, Elaine went to work as a Tax Clerk for the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Survivors include her sons: Brian Holder and wife Debbie of Tomball, TX, Dwight Holder and wife Kecia of Enid, OK, Roger Holder and wife Grace of Oklahoma City; sister: Alice May Bolt of Oklahoma City, nine grandchildren six great grandchildren, as well as many other beloved friends and family members.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Kenneth, daughter Nancy Bass, as well as her siblings: Lee Brooks, Ethelda Chotia, Jimmie Brooks, and Joyce Bullock.
Elaine’s life will be celebrated with a memorial service to be held at 1pm, Nov. 15, 2025, at Walker Funeral & Cremation Service Chapel with Pastor Mark Guinn officiating. Following the ceremony, she will be laid to rest with her husband Kenneth at the Tecumseh Cemetery.
