Obituaries

Mrs. Holliday-Carey, who was known as Dotsie, was born in Washington and grew up Mount Rainier.

She graduated from the International Fabricare Institute (now the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute International in Laurel) and received an award in a national spotting contest.

She also received specialized training in other dry-cleaning techniques, customer service and business analysis.

She enjoyed gardening, boating, music and playing with her dogs.

Survivors include her husband of eight years, Mike Carey of Edgewater; two stepdaughters, Brittany Carey of Annapolis and Pamela Waters of Savannah, Ga.; her mother, Kathleen Holliday of Laurel; a grandmother, Dorothy Ruley of Waldorf; three brothers, David Holliday of Princess Anne, Md., Darrell Holliday of Prince Frederick and Donnie Holliday of Canton, Ga.; two sisters, Donna Lane of Hurlock, Md., and Diane Martin of Fairmont, W.Va.; and a grandson.

-- Matt Schudel

Julia Martha CaseGenealogist

Julia Martha Case, 64, a genealogist who specialized in transcribing the records of Colonial Virginia, died of respiratory failure Feb. 13 at Inova Alexandria Hospital. She lived in Alexandria.

She was an instructor in the National Genealogical Society's home study course and was a trustee of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She wrote articles that appeared in numerous genealogy magazines and edited newsletters and e-zines in the field.

She was born in Pittsburgh and was a descendant of Elisha Clayton, a New Jersey man who served in the Revolutionary War. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She graduated from George Washington University and the NGS home study course and other genealogical seminars.

She worked as an executive secretary for the Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Ithaca, N.Y. After settling in Alexandria in 1979, she was an executive secretary for the Steptoe and Johnson law firm in Washington.