Deacon Ike Holman

2025-2026 Bill 4870: Deacon Ike Holman - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4870
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Govan, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0480SA-JN26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: Deacon Ike Holman
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

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House Journal-page 59
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026

A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor S. Isaiah "ike"
Holman, deacon of Mount Zion Church, and to commend him for his years of
faithful service to his church.

W
hereas, it is with great pleasure that the South Carolina House of
Representatives honors dedicated churchmen, like Deacon Ike Holman, for their
devotion to their God; and

W
hereas, the son of the late Bina Brown Holman, he attended the
public schools of Calhoun County and graduated from John Ford High in 1960.
After graduating, he moved to Far Rockaway, New York, and worked for Clean and
Brite Cleaning Service; and

W
hereas, Deacon Holman entered the United States Army and later
became a National Guardsman, retiring with twenty-two years of distinguished military
service. He also retired from Albemarle Chemical Company in Orangeburg with twenty-seven
years of service; and

W
hereas, dedicated to making his home, church, and community the best
that it can be, he is a faithful member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Fort
Motte where he serves as a deacon, a board member of Calhoun County Resources
Inc. and a life member of the Calhoun County NAACP Branch #5499, and he has
served on many other boards and commissions through the years; and

W
hereas, a quiet and gentle man, Deacon Holman has worked with many political
campaigns and assisted elected officials to attain various offices and
positions. He was very instrumental in the efforts to get clean water to the
Fort Motte area and the repurposing of John Ford School into a community center;
and

W
hereas, together with his beloved wife, Octavia Johnson Holman, he
reared three fine daughters, and they have blessed him with the affection of
seven loving grandchildren; and

W
hereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for
his years of service to his home, his church, and his community, and joins with
his friends and family in saluting Ike Holman, deacon of Mount Zion Church. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the House of Representatives:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by
this resolution, recognize and honor S. Isaiah "Ike" Holman, deacon of Mount
Zion Church, and commend him for his years of faithful service to his church.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
S. Isaiah "Ike" Holman.

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