Ann Catherine England Holt

Ann Catherine England Holt died June 14, 2024 at home in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born November 6, 1933 at Gilmer, Texas. Her parents were the late Gunter and Nell Rogers England. Her family moved from Atlanta, Texas to DeQueen, Arkansas where she attended 12 years graduating in 1951. She attended what was then Ouachita Baptist College for a year and graduated from Baylor University in 1955. 

Ann married Charles Wayne Holt, also of DeQueen, June 10, 1956. During their years together they lived in several places –Newport, Rhode Island, Morocco, Norfolk, Virginia during the years Mr. Holt was in the Navy. They settled in Dallas, Texas where their two daughters were born and then moved to Jackson, Mississippi; Little Rock, Arkansas; Fayetteville, Arkansas and then to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1988. Mr. Holt died January 14, 2010.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, Mrs. Holt is survived by her daughters, Amy Taylor (Kent) of Little Rock and Hilary Reaves (Keith) of Rome, Georgia; her three grandchildren: Diana Taylor Sawyer (Dave) of Smyrna, Georgia; Graham Reaves (Reagan) of Smyrna, Georgia and Ellen Reaves Wood (Logan) of Smyrna, Georgia; and her four great grandsons: Henry and Charlie Sawyer; Owen and Elliott Wood all of Smyrna, Georgia; her brother, John England and wife Martha of Decatur, Georgia and three nieces and two nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Broadcast Ministry of First Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia, 100 E. 4th Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30161. Memorial services will be held at Belleville Cemetery in Lockesburg, Arkansas on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 11:00 am, Keith Reaves officiating. Arrangements are being made by Smith Funeral Home Little Rock, Arkansas and Wilkerson Funeral Home DeQueen, Arkansas.