Cheney Free Press -

Gerry Lynn Holdway beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Aug. 3rd, 2023 after battling cancer. She was born to Thomas Simonton and Mary Jean Bell in Pendleton, Ore. on Feb. 27, 1947. She married Doyle Max Holdway of Springfield, Missouri on Feb. 19, 1965. They moved their family to Spokane, Wash. in 1978 and lived on the South Hill until their retirement.

In 2005, they moved to Medical Lake, Wash., where they built a new home. Gerry was a hairdresser by trade and a small business owner. She was a devout Christian and was strong in her faith, i...