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Sarah Isabel <I>Knight</I> Holt

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Sarah Isabel Knight Holt

Birth
Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Jun 1952 (aged 87)
Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Sarah Isabel Holt was born June 19, 1864 and died June 5, 1952. She was a daughter of Elza and Delitha Knight. She was married to John Rue Holt October 12, 1886. To this union eleven children were born, 6 boys and 5 girls: O.H., Marcus and Owen Holt of Jamestown; Vernon Holt of Indianapolis, Ind., Lona Carnes and Edith Brooks of Russell Springs, Minnie Butler and Lou Sedam, of Indianapolis, Henry, Welby, and Cecil having preceded her in death some years ago. She is also survived by 32 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers and 1 sister preceded her in death also.

Grandma Holt, as she was affectionately called, will be missed by her family and friends. She was a good Christian woman, always ready and willing to help in time of sickness and trouble. She spent the greater part of her life in the Sewellton neighborhood until the last 5 or 6 years when she moved to the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edith Brooks.

Funeral Services were held Saturday morning at 10:30 in the Jamestown Baptist Church with Rev. H.B. Popplewell and Mr. Walter McKinney officiating. Pall bearers were 6 grandsons, Alfred, Benjamin, Woody, and Alton Holt, Edmond and Clifford Carnes. Interment in Jamestown Cemetery. H.E. Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.

(The Russell County News, June 12, 1952)
Sarah Isabel Holt was born June 19, 1864 and died June 5, 1952. She was a daughter of Elza and Delitha Knight. She was married to John Rue Holt October 12, 1886. To this union eleven children were born, 6 boys and 5 girls: O.H., Marcus and Owen Holt of Jamestown; Vernon Holt of Indianapolis, Ind., Lona Carnes and Edith Brooks of Russell Springs, Minnie Butler and Lou Sedam, of Indianapolis, Henry, Welby, and Cecil having preceded her in death some years ago. She is also survived by 32 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers and 1 sister preceded her in death also.

Grandma Holt, as she was affectionately called, will be missed by her family and friends. She was a good Christian woman, always ready and willing to help in time of sickness and trouble. She spent the greater part of her life in the Sewellton neighborhood until the last 5 or 6 years when she moved to the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edith Brooks.

Funeral Services were held Saturday morning at 10:30 in the Jamestown Baptist Church with Rev. H.B. Popplewell and Mr. Walter McKinney officiating. Pall bearers were 6 grandsons, Alfred, Benjamin, Woody, and Alton Holt, Edmond and Clifford Carnes. Interment in Jamestown Cemetery. H.E. Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.

(The Russell County News, June 12, 1952)

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53934899/sarah_isabel-holt: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Isabel Knight Holt (19 Jun 1864–5 Jun 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53934899, citing Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by BC (contributor 47306211).