A.C. Holder

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Probably a Lovington, N.M. newspaper
Dec. 21, 1999
A. C. Holder
Funeral services for A. C. Holder, 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy Elmore will officiate. Burial will be at Lovington Cemetery. Born September 4, 1914, in Elida, he passed away December 19 at Nor-Lea General Hospital. He was married to Ruby Farrow on June 16, 1936, in Washington D. C.. She preceded him in death in 1986. He was married to Joyce Alexander Heidel on August 23, 1987, in Seminole, Texas. A past Lovington city commissioner, he was a member of First United Methodist Church, and was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He also was a member of Independent Petroleum Association, Land Man's Association and was a charter member of the Lovington Country Club and served on the original airport board. He had served as an aide to Senator Dennis Chavez. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Holder of Lovington; a son, Richard W. Holder and his wife, Shirley, of Sandy, Utah; a daughter, Betty Holder Schoeneman and her husband, Alan, of Sioux City, Iowa; a stepdaughter, Jane Massey and her husband, Alan of Peach Tree, Georgia and a step-son, Bill Alexander of Hobbs; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Holder, in 1986, and a daughter, Joyce Holder Small. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church or Boy and Girls Ranch of New Mexico.

A.C. married Ruby Farrow on 16 Jun 1937 in Washington, District Of Columbia. Ruby was born on 10 May 1911 in Cape Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina; died on 16 Jul 1986 in Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico; was buried in Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]