Holly “Fuss” Caryl Lanford

Holly Caryl (Lunsford) Lanford “Fuss”

The only thing “Fuss” loved more than her beloved UGA Dawgs were her Atlanta Braves (when she was a child she named her farm animals after the players and announcers) and the only thing more dear to her than her Braves were animals. We lost her on Sunday, 13th November—one day after her 66th birthday–and the world is worse for it.

Holly was born and grew up in Newton County then moved to Athens to attend UGA. Except for a few years in New Orleans for work she lived in the Atlanta area.

She never met a stranger, no one cried alone in her presence, and she loved and was loved by pretty much everyone with whom she came in contact.

“Fuss” is survived by her husband, Thomas–who is lost without her–and his family; five cats: Melli Lu, Little Miss Rambo, Cinnamon, Smoke, & Snickerdoodle (all rescues); her “tailgate family”; her “Piedmont peeps”; step-father, Aubrey Harvey; and pretty much everyone who ever met her (as she was just that kind of a person). Her Mother, Carolyn “Polly” Harvey passed just a few months ago.

A memorial service is in the planning stages (more information later via her Facebook page) and please send any donations in her memory to: Community Cats Fund – LifeLine Animal Project | Help Save Lives / LifeLine Animal Project, 3180 Presidential Dr., Atlanta, GA 30340.