Jimmy Earl Holt, Cypress Inn, TN, was born August 1, 1937 in Cypress Inn, TN, the son of the late Arvil and Mettra Nipsey Hinton Holt. He married the former Margie Nell Cummins, September 3, 1960. Mr. Holt retired from Ford Motor Company, was a member of the Hyde’s Chapel Church of Christ, Cypress Inn, Tennessee and was a United States Army veteran. He had previously worked for Massey Construction and Craig Construction. Mr. Holt departed this life Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 1 Month, 2 Days.
Survivors are his wife, Margie Nell Holt, Cypress Inn, TN; sons, Keith Holt, wife, Lisa, Lutts, TN, Kurt Holt, wife, Crystal, Collinwood, TN, and Kent Holt, wife, Tabitha, Iron City, TN; daughter, Karla Roman, husband, Jeff, Franklin, TN; grandchildren, Heather Carmack, Whitney Robertson, Makenna and Makiley Roman, Kurtlyn and Brody Holt, and Remington, Stetson and Scarlett Holt; sisters, Margaret Gray, husband, J.L., Florence, AL, Shelia Barrier, husband, Donnie, Killen, AL and Carolyn Crotts, Coker, AL and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Eldred Holt, Granville Holt and infant brother, Rudolph Holt.
Services were Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Nolan Burns officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County assisting the family. Pallbearers were Keith, Kurt, Kent, Remington, Brody, and Stetson Holt with honorary pallbearer being Kevin Arnett.
