Luther W Holt

Luther William Holt, 95, of Dayton, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 2:15 p.m., Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Luther was born September 9, 1920 in Chunky, Mississippi, a former resident of Livingston, and has resided in Dayton for the past nine years. He was a veteran of the US Army with service during WW II, member of the Livingston VFW Post #8568, and a retired roughneck from Diamond Oil Company. He also enjoyed working on cars, gardening, and fishing. Mr. Holt was preceded in death by his wife: Velma E. Jackson Holt and son: Jerry L. Holt. He is survived by his son: Billy W. Holt and wife Shirley, daughters: Marilyn D. Young and Roxanne D. Higgins and husband Kevin, grandchildren: Robin D. Fick, Jamie D. New, Denise Aills, Aaron Aills, and Isabella Crockett, great-grandchildren: Kenneth Fick, Dixie Fick, Daisy Fick, Paul Young, Julianne Young, Vince Young, Angel Young, Ryker McClary, and Ashley New, and numerous other relatives, and friends.