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Ethel Holt Obituary
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at Church of God by Faith (221 S. Ussery St.) where Elder Noah Smith is pastor and the Rev. W.C. Snell will be officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service. Interment will follow in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 4 to 6 p.m. and wake services will also be held tonight from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Ethel McGhee Holt was the third born to the union of T.A. and Flora McGhee on Jan. 4, 1944, in Pike County. She attended Spann High School in Houston County. She joined Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at an early age. She later joined Alabama Avenue Baptist Church where she was a faithful member until her illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, John Lee McGhee and Edward Brady; one brother-in-law, Glaucus Jefferson.
She leaves to cherish her memories a loving husband, the Rev. David Holt, Dothan; stepchildren, Kenneth Wayne (Lisa) Holt, Montgomery, Lacynthia Holt, Atlanta, Cheryl Denise Holt, Montgomery, Vada (Lisa) Holt, Montgomery; seven grandchildren; nine sisters, Nelia Brunson, Dothan, Jesse (Ordangie) Owen, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Florine (Eugene) McBride, Willie (Edward) Jefferson, Rose Sherpard, Dorothy Jefferson, JoAnn Hayes, Stephanie (Anthony) Johnson, Sarah (Louis) Beverly, all of Houston; four brothers-in-law, Willie (Gwen) Holt, Las Vegas, Willie James Holt, Artis (Alfreta Holt), all of Dothan, Edward (Jurilyn) Holt, Montgomery; three sisters-in-law, Luretha Holt, Pearlene Thompson and Mary (James) Moss, all of Dothan; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; two very special friends, Catherine Corchran and Loretta Armstrong.
Unity Funeral Home, (334) 792Unity Funeral Home, (334) 792-5169, is in charge of arrangements.
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candy mcghee-fields
May 19, 2006
to my family, i could not be there with you in person, but i was with you in spirit, i take comfort in knowing my dear cousin is at peace and she is in Gods' hands. i pray for you all and know that you are thought of each and every day. love your Delaware relatives.
malinda mayo
May 13, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Deborah Miller
May 12, 2006
To the Holt Family,
May the peace of our Lord be with you in your time of grief. Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. Your neighbor,
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