Sun, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 30, 2007
Helen Maurene Holt, formerly of Midwest City, passed
away at 1:50 p.m. May 23, 2007. She was born Oct. 15, 1916 to
Thomas and Edith Slack of Kingfisher. She graduated from
Kingfisher High School and earned a business degree while
working in the county courthouse. While there, she met and
married her husband of 54 years, Norman Cortez Holt, an Oklahoma
Highway Patrolman, later chief of patrol. Moving to Midwest
City, the couple joined The First Christian Church where Maurene
was the organist for many years. Living there she won many
prizes for her flowers. Each year Maurene held back-to-school
parties for all the elementary school students on her block. A
mother, Christian, fan of OU football, traveler, musician,
horticulturist, art lover, master cook, fisherman, seamstress,
lover of children, implementer of family values, she will be
fondly remembered.
Holt was preceded in death by a daughter,
Martha Ellen and husband Norman and two brothers, Thomas and
William.
She is survived by a brother, Marion Slack of
Minnesota; a son, John Holt of McLoud, and a daughter, Madalynne
Chapman of San Francisco. Funeral services were 10 a.m. May 26,
2007 at Bill Eisenhour Northeast Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial
to follow at Arlington Memory
Gardens. Funeral services were
under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Northeast Funeral Home.
Sources: stated above
Contributed by Marti Graham, June 2007. Information
posted as courtesy to viewers and researchers. The contributor is not
related to nor researching any of the above.
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