Catherine Louise Holt

Published 2:14 pm Monday, June 8, 2015

Catherine Louise Holt, 93, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015.

She was born in Uriah to Caleb and Jessie Etheridge Turk, on Nov. 12, 1921. She was retired from Western Union, as a telegraph operator.

Mrs. Holt spent most of her life in Mobile and Daphne and has been a resident of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., for the past 10 years. She was a member of Southwide Baptist Church.

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She is survived by her siblings, Louquin Hendrix of Carrier, Miss., Rebecca Chavers and Rose Mulinax of Mobile, Jo Ann Cooke of Atlanta, Ga., and Billy Turk of Panama City, Fla.

She was preceded in death by siblings, Sarah Senterfitt, Charles and Mabry Turk, Irene Massingill and Doris McGahagin.

Graveside services will be held at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, in Uriah, on Wednesday, June 10, at 10:30 a.m. with her brother, Billy Turk, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Southwide Baptist Church of DeFuniak Springs, or Polar Springs Baptist Church in Uriah.

A special thanks to her loving and caregiving nephews, Dale and Ray Senterfitt.

Arrangements are being provided by Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc.