- Date Of Birth: October 17, 1919
- Date Of Death: December 22, 2014
- State: Idaho
Sylvia Holley Bellairs, 95, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born on October 17, 1919, in Rexburg, to Parley and Jeneve Pearl Parker Hemming. Sylvia attended school in Pocatello, graduating from high school and completing two years at Idaho State College. She married Bill Andy Holley of Rexburg on January 21, 1941. Her husband worked for Boeing in Seattle where a daughter was born followed by two sons. With Bill entering the Army, the family moved through the years to Utah, California, Oklahoma, Texas and Germany, Sylvia still managed to raise her children and see them all through careers of their own. Dance, Music, art, golf, bowling and travel all became part of her talents and hobbies. Loosing her husband in 1969, Sylvia married Eldon Bellairs in 1971, living in Wahoo, Nebraska until his passing in 1974. She moved to Idaho Falls to be near family and remained here since. Grandma “B” was especially fond of her grandchildren and great grandchildren and they were of her. Laughing was her constant song. She brightened any presence with her wonderful personality. She is survived by her children; Jane (Robert) Hoff of Idaho Falls, Bill (Doris) Holley of Firth, Richard (Rovene) Holley of Idaho Falls; many grand and great grandchildren; and her sister, Mary Cook of Kenewick, Washington.
