Billy Gene Holt

November 16, 2024

Billy Gene Holt, age 95, resident of Century, FL, went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2024, at VITAS Healthcare West Florida Hospital, Pensacola.

Billy was born on September 6, 1929, to Lois Lorenza Holt and Laura Albertha “Bertha” White Holt. He graduated from Flomaton High School in 1947 and married his High School sweetheart, Myra Jean Stanton, in 1948. They celebrated 72 years of marriage before her passing in 2021. He accepted the Lord as his Savior in his early twenties. He served as a Deacon for many years and was a member of Century First Baptist Church at the time of his death. He was a man of strong conviction. He loved life, his devoted wife, and his family.

Billy was very generous and appreciated all that others did for him. He enjoyed fishing, making people smile, and had a knack for getting people to love him. In his later years, his favorite saying was, “It’s later than you think.” He will be greatly missed.

Billy was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, James and Herman Holt; two sisters, Frances Turner and Martha Ann Godwin; and two great-granddaughters, Tomi Faith Holt and Karsyn Faith Yeager.

Billy is survived by his three sons, William (Elaine) Holt of Crescent City, Fla.; Tommy (Sandy) Holt of Atmore, Ala., Robert “Bobby” (Susan) Holt of Navarre, Fla.; two daughters, Esther Ruth Holt (Steve) Whitmore of Greenville, S.C., Mary Ellen Holt (Rob) Wess of Greer, S.C.; 1 brother-in-law, Ronald Godwin; 12 grandchildren, Sonja DeLong (Mike) Hernandez of Cocoa, Fla., Christopher Williams of Lake Worth, Fla., Holly Holt (Jupe) Etheridge of Brewton, Ala; Carolyn Holt (Beau) McHenry of Pace, Fla., Wayne (Amy) Holt of Brewton, Ala., Leigh Ann Holt (Doug) Yeager of Grand Bay, Paula Holt (Ryan) Bristow of Tampa, Fla.; Scott (Laura) Whitmore of Iowa City, Iowa, James (Joanna) Whitmore of Fort Collins, Colo.; Michelle Wess (Jerid) Jones of Taylors, S.C., Michael (Tamara) Wess of Raliegh, N.C., and Matthew (Sarah) Wess of Greer, S.C.; 35 great-grandchildren, Harrison, Anna and Brooklin Hernandez, Joey Williams, Will, Mary Bailey and Owen Etheridge; William Thomas and Morgan McHenry, Matti, Maci (Connor Roberts) and Miley Holt, Carleigh (Kolby Peyregne) and Connor Yeager, Chesley (Chase Goalen), Abigail, Emileigh and Lauren Bristow; Katie, Brenton, Jane and Luke Whitmore, Wesley Whitmore; Makenna, Michael, Molly, Maddie, Mark, Megan, Macie and Max Jones, Reagan and Olivia Wess, Elizabeth and Isabella Wess; 1 great-great-grandchild Kyndal Goalen; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Visitation was held on Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore, AL.

Funeral services were held at the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel, 1322 S. Main Atmore, AL on November 16, 2024, at 2 p.m. His son-in-law Rev. Steven Whitmore officiated. Interment followed in Flomaton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Flomaton Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund in care of Melissa Johnson AmeriFirst Bank PO Box 601 Flomaton, AL 36441.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries