Word has been received of the death of Augusta L. "Gussy" Yoder Holden, 75, of Ashland, Ohio, formerly of Greene County, who died Wednesday, February 25, 1998, in the Samaritan Hospital, Ashland, after a short illness. Mrs. Holden attended the Windy Gap Church in her early years and was a graduate of Waynesburg High School. She was a veteran of World War II, where she served with the U.S. Navy WAVES at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Holdren was a member of the Harry Higgins American Legion Post 88 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 2178 Auxiliary, both in Ashland, and was also a member of the Ashland AMVETS Post 96, Ashland. Surviving are her husband, Paul R. Holden, who she married in 1971; a son, Douglas A. Holden of Springfield, Ohio; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Deceased are a daughter, Susan Cumpston Wolfe; a son, Richard Cumpston; eight brothers, Nelson, Glenn, William, Thomas, Allen "Tompy", and Hollie Yoder, and two brothers who died in infancy; two sisters, Martha Jane Jones and Jessie Leona Whiteman. Mrs. Holden was the last of her immediate family. Services and interment were held Saturday, February 28, in Ashland. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, March 3, 1998Augusta Yoder Holden
Navy veteran was Waynesburg graduate
She was born September 19, 1922, in Deep Valley, a daughter of William Henry and Viola Gertrude Barnhart Yoder, and had resided in Pittsburgh for several years prior to moving to Ohio more than 15 years ago.