William Millard "Bill" Holt's Obituary
William Millard Holt (Bill) died on January 24, 2015 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born December 17, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee to Jones A. and Thelma Tucker Holt. William was raised and educated in Memphis. He married his beloved wife of 63 years, Grace Aileen Fordice, currently residing in Hot Springs, Arkansas. After getting married, he embarked on a lifelong career in the grain business.William developed an extensive knowledge of the White and Arkansas Rivers and became known as an expert in the navigations and shipping of grain on the two. He managed grain elevators in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. He retired as a Vice President of Bunge Corporation, one of the world’s major grain companies.William was a member of the Mid-South Soybean Association and the National Grain & Feed Association.He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Herold, and by a beloved child, Lucinda Ann Holt Harris (Cindy) and her husband John Chester Harris who were killed in a plane crash in 1992.Survivors include a daughter, Susan Tucker Holt McClendon of Fayetteville, Arkansas (formally Monticello, Arkansas) a son, William Millard Holt, Jr. (Cyndi) of Collierville, Tennessee, grandchildren, Christy Annette Frames Cushman (John), Lauren Aileen Harris Ross (Josh), Patrick Jay Harris (Margot), Lacey Ann Harris Durmon (John William), Haley Austin Holt, Olivia Grace Holt, and William Millard Holt, III (Wilkes). He also leaves behind 9 great-grandchildren.Graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Family and friends are invited to gather at 12:30 p.m. the funeral home before proceeding to graveside.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall.”
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