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February 3, 1928 –  February 16, 2011  Funeral services for Willie Ray Holt, 83, of Woodbine, are set for Saturday, February 19th at Clement-Keel Chapel with Mr. Ben Willingham, Pastor of Callisburg Church of Christ officiating. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Holt died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his residence.
Willie Ray Holt was born February 3, 1928 to Edna and Clyde Holt in Gainesville, Texas. Except for time in the service, he lived his entire life in Cooke County. Willie graduated from Gainesville High School in 1945. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving in China. Willie married Gertrude Beaver of the Rock Creek community on July 27, 1950. Of this marriage four children were born. Mr. Holt was a member of the Callisburg Church of Christ. In WillieĆ¢??s life he worked on the railroad, had a dairy in Walnut Bend and stocked cattle at the Holt Cattle Co.

Survivors of Willie Ray Holt include his wife of over sixty years, Gertrude Holt of Woodbine; children and their spouses, Daryl Holt of Woodbine, Danny and Connie Holt of Woodbine, Dianne and Craig Hough of Callisburg and Donald and Heather Holt of Lake Kiowa; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.