Obituary: Margie Francis Holt, 100, Chaplin
MARGIE FRANCIS HOLT
Margie Francis Holt,, 100, of Chaplin, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. She was born June 25, 1916, the eldest daughter of Roy and Clara Taylor Hahn. She lived her entire life in Nelson County. A celebration of her 100th birthday was held in June this year. She was well known in the Chaplin community and was honored by the Nelson County School Board upon her retirement for 30 years of service in the Chaplin School cafeteria. She was a lifelong member of the Chaplin Christian Church.
She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She greeted each visitor to her home with a smile and open arms, and of course, an invitation to join her for a meal. Her good-natured disposition and outlook on life was an inspiration to all who loved her.
The family would like to recognize the caregivers in the Chaplin community who assisted Margie in her home over the years. The many calls, visits, cards and notes she received were greatly appreciated and made her life rich with friendship and love.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Preston Holt; one sister, Hallie Thomas; one brother, Don Hahn; and one son-in-law, Bobby Crume.
She is survived by two daughters, Betty Crume of Chaplin and Doris (I.B.) Jenkins of Louisville; three granddaughters, Carla (Baxter) Schilling of Louisville, Julie (Dan) Griggs of Lexington and Cynthia (Bret) Louderback of Milford, Ohio; five great-grandsons, William Preston Schilling, John Baxter “Jeb” Schilling, David Jackson Louderback, Brennan Hayes Louderback and Daniel Glenn Griggs; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at the Houghlin Funeral Home in Bloomfield with burial in the Highview Cemetery.
Visitation us 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at the funeral home.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of a gift to the Chaplin Christian Church.
The Houghlin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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