Branda Holley

Price

Branda Holley Price, daughter of the late Viola and Rufus Holley Sr., was born on March 17,1942 in Suffolk, Virginia. Branda was preceded in death by her oldest brother, Rufus Holley Jr. She is survived by her husband, Dr. James E. Price; daughters, Janine Tinney (Anson) and Holly Alford (Thurmond); sisters, Jency Goodman and Jane Green ( Gerald ); brother, Calvin Holley; sister-in law, Elnora Alfred and sister-in-law, Brenda Holley; nephew, Charles Goodman (Elizabeth) and niece, Robin Cabler (Rick) and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Reared in a loving and close family, Branda was the third child in a family of five children. She accepted Christ at an early age and continued to dedicate her life to Christ through the Catholic Religion where she served as a lector at Saint Paul Catholic Church. Family meant everything to Branda as she looks forward to Christmas when all her siblings met on an alternate year basis to celebrate the life of Christ and talk about life changes that had occurred since the last time the families had met. She loved her husband and two daughters very much and made sure that they were moving forward in a positive direction. She loved her nieces and nephews and treated them as if they were her children.

Branda graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Suffolk in1960 and was the homecoming queen in 1959. She attended Hampton Institute (University) and majored in Elementary Education. She began her teaching career in the Portsmouth Public Schools and later moved to the Hanover Public Schools, and the Chesterfield County Public Schools where she was a middle school mathematics teacher and later retired. Prior to her teaching career in the Richmond area, she accepted a blind date and met James Price, her future husband. From that union, two daughters were born, Holly and Janine. Her daughters and grandchildren Ava Alford, Alana Bell, and Alec Alford cherished her deeply. Her former students often approached her in places like malls or restaurants to express how much they appreciated and enjoyed her math classes.

Branda was an extrovert and enjoyed social events and people. She was a charter member of the Commonwealth Links, a member of the Moles, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She was immensely proud that her daughters and granddaughters became members of the Sorority. She enjoyed traveling with her husband to golf events throughout the United States and the Caribbean, and with her oldest daughter to countries in Europe and Asia.

Branda leaves with all of us the ability to overcome adversity. Although she has been fighting Alzheimer's Dementia for eight years, she never let the disease prevent her from

doing what she wanted to do. She had a strong faith in God and believed that a person should live life without fear and let God make the decision regarding life or death.

Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd., where viewing will be held Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. followed by the family receiving friends at Scott's Chapel from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. followed with The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Ivy Beyond the Wall Memorial service, The Links Memorial service and The Moles Memorial service. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 8 at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 909 Rennie Avenue. Interment Sunset Memorial Park.