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Portrait of Mary Jones Holt
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Mary Jones Holt

December 28, 1939 – April 24, 2024
Lived 84 years
Greer, SC
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Mary Jones Holt, 84, wife of the late Walter Holt, passed away April 24, 2024.

A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late Issac Odell and Inez Price Jones, she was a retired employee of State Auto Insurance Company and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Surviving are a son, James M. Garrett (Tammy) of Greer; a grandson, Christopher Garrett (Aimee); and four great-grandsons, Campbell Garrett, Waylon Garrett, Parker Dye, and Wyatt Garrett.

She was predeceased by her first husband, Maxie W. Garrett.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, at Wood Memorial Park conducted by Rev. Gene Lockaby.

The family is at the home of her son.

Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, 1300 Locust Hill Road, Greer, South Carolina 29651.

Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

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1939
Born December 28
1945
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1959
Mary was 20 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Mary was 25 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1976
Mary was 37 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Mary was 42 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
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2007
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2010
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2022
Mary was 83 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away April 24, age 84
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