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Bertha M. "B" Holt

Burlington, North Carolina

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Bertha “B” Merrill Holt lived a vibrant, energetic life dedicated to family and community. A native of Eufaula, AL, “B” earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1938 from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. She went on to be one of the first women to enroll in the University of North...

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B lived a life of integrity and grit, making a significant difference in the lives of the people of North Carolina, her family, her church and diocese, the NC Council of Churches, and wherever she was at the time. A woman of needle-sharp insight, she punctured the pomposities and political hypes she encountered, and did so with grace. She serves as an example and a challenge for the rest of us.
The Rev. Jean Rodenbough
President, North Carolina Council of Churches