Leon Holt^{[1, 2]}

1935 - 2008  (73 years)

• Name	Leon Holt
  Born	5 May 1935
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 2008  [3]
  Buried	Liberty Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I240544	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Taft Holt,   b. 2 Jan 1909,   d. 17 Mar 1987  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Bernice Walden,   b. 10 Apr 1900,   d. 9 Jul 1995  (Age 95 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1932	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F92257	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Francis Wise,   b. 1 Jan 1935, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1955	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F92258	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 31 Dec 1955 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 19 Mar 2013. Beulah M. Holt obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 19 Dec 2015. Martha Fowler obituary [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 26 Sep 2008. Leon Holt, age 73, of the Centerview Community, passed away suddenly Friday afternoon Sept. 26, 2008 doing what he loved best, farming. He was a faithful member of Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He was a member of the Warrensburg Masonic Lodge and Centerview Ruritan Club where he served as Chaplain. He was preceded in death by his parents Taft and Bernice Holt, brothers and sisters-in-law Earl and Pearl Sneed, Jimmy Holt and brother-in–law Joe Luttrell. Survivors are his wife of almost 53 years, Mary Wise Holt, very special nephew whom he thought of as a son, Joey Suggs, his wife Tonya and son Nathan all of Bybee, sisters and brothers-in-law, Hazel and Bradford Reed, Eloise and James Ellison, Otha Mae and H. A. Reed, Nancy Turner all of Bybee and Josephine Luttrell of Newport, sister-in-law Mary Jo Holt, Morristown, numerous nieces and nephews and his beloved church and all its members at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church whom were all considered brothers and sister. He also had many special friends including Jappie Buckner and Edwin Holt. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, September 28 and 29, 2008 at the Brown Funeral Home, Masonic service will be at 8 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008 at Brown Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Brown Funeral Home is in charge. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 48838267). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Taft Holt Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Dec 1932 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Bernice Sneed "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12586-45067-67?cc=1619127 : accessed 7 March 2015), 004485964 > image 217 of 701; county courthouses, Tennessee. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Leon Holt Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Dec 1955 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1934 Spouse's Name Mary Frances Wise Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1934 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12591-48870-54?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1950-1959, Gentry, L.C. to Shelton, Lorene-Reed, Thurmon to Keller, Nellie > image 919 of 2991; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.