HOLT, THOMAS B "TRIGGER" - Washington County, Arkansas | THOMAS B "TRIGGER" HOLT - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Thomas B "Trigger" HOLT

Evergreen (Fayetteville) Cemetery
Washington County,
Arkansas

January 1, 1900 - November 11, 1941

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Tuesday, November 11, 1941

'Trigger' Holt Dies at Prairie Grove

T. B. (Trigger) Holt, 41, died it 3 o'clock this afternoon at Elizabeth hospital at Prairie Grove, where he had been a pneumonia patient for several days.

Holt, a former well known boxer, and friend of Former Heavey-weight Champion Jack Dempsey, is survived by a brother, Jack, and his wife, Bert Holt, both of Fayetteville.

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Saturday, November 15, 1941

Holt Services to be Held Sunday at 2:30

Funeral services for Thomas B. {Trigger) Holt, local wine merchant and former bantamweight boxer will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Central Methodist church. The body will be taken from Nelson-Savage Funeral home to the church at 1 p.m. to lie in state until the funeral hour.

Rev. Paul D. Kennedy of Little Rock, former pastor of First Christian church, will be in charge. Miss Dora Deen will sing "God's Tomorrow," accompanied by Miss Mildred Gregg and the Bob Wills quartet will sing "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again."

Pallbearers will be Hal Lane, Charles Sanders, Harley Gover, Johnnie Porter, Bob O'Conner of Coffeyville, Kansas; and Fred Allison, Bill Langley and Ernest Buffington, all of Westville, Okla.

Mr. Holt's sister, Mrs. Peggy Sielert of Los Angeles, and an aunt, Mrs. Powell King, also of Los Angeles, arrived early this morning.

Mr. Holt died Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia after a brief illness.

Contributed on 10/13/15 by wfields55
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Submitted: 10/13/15 • Approved: 10/19/15 • Last Updated: 10/22/15 • R1102675-G0-S3

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