Remembering Sadie Holland

A longtime lee county justice court judge has died.

A longtime lee county justice court judge has died.

Sadie holland was the first and only female mayor of nettleton and the mother of former state representative steve holland.

Holland died at 6 p.m.

Today.

Her son, steve holland announced his mother's passing over social media.

Sadie holland was 88-years-old.

Sources close to wcbi say she was undergoing heart surgery monday when she had a heart attack.

Doctors stabilized her and finished the surgery.

Holland had another heart attack and a stroke later that same day.

Holland served the public for more than 50 years, ending when she retired as lee county justice court judge in november 2019.