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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 15 Oct 2008.
William ''Bill'' R. Holt, Jr.
May 08, 1938 - October 15, 2008
Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee
Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee
Visitation: October 17, 2008
Service: October 18, 2008
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery
William R. “Bill” Holt, Jr., Circuit Court Judge, Retired, age 70 of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
Survivors:
Wife: Pat Holt
Sons: Mark and Connie Holt, Todd and Diane Holt
Grandchildren, nieces and nephews
Funeral service 2 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville with Dr. Randy Davis officiating. Eulogy delivered by Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-8 PM Friday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 19 Oct 2008.
Judge William Holt, Jr. dies at 70
Author: Duay O'Neil
SEVIERVILLE-Funeral services for Judge William R."Bill" Holt, Jr. were held yesterday at Sevierville's First Baptist Church.
Holt, 70, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, after a lengthy illness.
He was a retired Circuit Court Judge for the Second Judicial District of East Tennessee, having been elected in 1976. Holt replaced Judge Ben Strand, who had been appointed to the judgeship when Tennessee's legislature created a second post for the then-six-county district.
In his election to the bench, Holt ran unopposed."The fact that he faced no opposition for the post was a great tribute tohim," said Judge Kenneth Porter.
Holt served with Porter from 1976 until Porter's retirement and later with Judge Ben W. Hooper II until Holt left retired in1997.
During his time on the bench, Judge Holt heard the majority of the civil cases coming before the court, while Judge Porter presided mainly over criminal trials. "At times we swapped," said Porter. "During all our years together, we served in harmony without one disagreement whatsoever."
Holt, the son of the late William Rhodman Holt, Sr. and Lilly Williams Holt, was a nephew of the late Chancellor Buford A. Townsend.
A native of Sevier County, Holt and his wife of 49 years Pat married shortly after graduating from high school.
According to Porter, at the time Holt was a mechanic, who later decided to pursue his law degree.
Continuing his work as a mechanic and also as a musician,Holt eventually earned both his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Tennessee.
"He was a very talented guitarist," said Porter, "and often entertained at Judicial Conferences. He told us about playing in Sevierville when a very young Dolly Parton was beginning to perform and lifting her up onto the stage. He was a great friend of country music."
Holt was a member of First Baptist Church of Sevierville, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Sevier County Bar Association.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son Tim A. Holt.
Survivors include his wife; sons and daughters-in-law:Mark A. and Connie Holt, William Todd and Diane Holt, and Peggy Holt;grandsons: Matthew and Andrew Holt; granddaughters: Payton and Tatiana Holt;step-grandchildren: Jake Poe, Levi and Tanya Cooper, Mark, Nichole, Ryan, Sean,and Dane Indelicato, Robbie Trosper; nieces Kathy Cardwell Cofey and husband Bill, Vickie Cardwell Hill and husband James.
Memorial donations may be made to The Judge William R.Holt, Jr. 4th Judicial District Scholarship Fund at any Sevier County Bank branch location, or First Baptist Church, Sevierville, 317 Parkway,Sevierville, TN 37862 or American Lung Association of Tennessee, 1808 West End Avenue, Suite 514, Nashville, TN 37203.
Interment was in Bethel Cemetery.
Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, was in charge of arrangements.
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