Funeral services for Mrs. Donna Louise Turner Holt, age 82, of
Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 at
Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Brown officiating. Burial
will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family
will be from 12:00 Noon until time of service on Friday at the funeral
home. Mrs. Holt passed away Wednesday morning at McArthur Manor in
Manchester, surrounded by her loving family.
Donna was born in Warren County, TN, the daughter of the late Claude
Perry and Margaret Jane Gannon Turner. She was a homemaker and a sales
associate for Henley’s Department Store in Manchester for many years.
She was a member of Manchester First United Methodist Church, United
Methodist Women, and Manchester Garden Club. Donna was a devoted wife
and mother, an accomplished seamstress, and enjoyed sewing, flower
gardening, and quilting.
Mrs. Holt is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Coolidge Holt of
Manchester; four daughters, Linda (Randy) Layne of Ooltewah, TN, Denise
(Doug) Bielan of Dacula, GA, Susan (Mark) Yother of Manchester, and Lissa
(J.D.) Parks of Cookeville, TN; nine grandchildren, Josh Layne, Jason and
Jenny Moore, Ami Yother Shedd and Joey Yother, Lauren Parks Christopher,
Jac, Alex, and Sara Parks; nine great grandchildren, William and Kendall
Layne, Zachary and Sawyer Moore, Elizabeth, Sarah Grace and Cole Shedd,
Leif and Jack Henry Christopher; two sisters, Sharon Turner of
Clarksville, TN and Colene (Jimmy) Passons of McMinnville; niece, Beth
Sain; and nephew, J.T. Sain; and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to
Manchester First United Methodist Church, 105 North Church Street,
Manchester, TN 37355.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE HOLT FAMILY