Funeral services for Ouida Holt, 85 of Athens are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Faulk Landrum officiating. Burial will follow in Payne Springs Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home.
Mrs. Holt passed away August 29, 2015 in Tyler.
She was born January 25, 1930 in Shelby County to Ross and Lovie Mae Bowlin Plemons. Ouida moved to the Dallas area in the early 50’s, raising a family of three in the suburb of Irving. She moved to Cedar Creek Lake in the mid 70’s and then in 1997 to Athens. For a great portion of her life she was a sales professional working in the cosmetics industry. At the age of 55 she went back to school to secure her real estate license and continued her sales career. She loved music, dancing and travel. In the 70’s it was trips to the Rockies most every year. In the 80’s it was travel with an RV club all over the western United States making stops to square dance. In the 90’s it was cruise vacations almost yearly from Alaska to South America. She was an outgoing, beautiful woman that people enjoyed being around. Water Aerobics, coffee with her girlfriends and playing 42 gave her great pleasure the last few years of her life. She lined the walls of her home with pictures of her grandchildren whom she loved very much.
Ouida is preceded in death by her husband John Asa Peck, son Howard Bruce Barton and several siblings.
Survivors include her husband Lloyd Holt, daughter Brenda Tenny of Dallas, son Lance Peck and wife Teresa of Athens, niece Jeannette Collins of
The Woodlands, daughter in law Molly Stegal of Southlake, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Visitation for family and friends will be 1 p.m. until service time at the church.
You may leave a message of condolence or light a memorial candle for the family at www.carroll-lehr.com.