A.C. Holder

1914 - 1999  (85 years)

• Name	A.C. Holder  [1]
  Birth	4 Sep 1914	Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 1999	Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico   [1]
  Burial	Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I31857	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edgar Holder,   b. 7 Nov 1871, Hunt County, Texas d. 21 Jun 1949, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Stella Adams,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Wise County, Texas d. 9 May 1950, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1899	Benjamin, Knox County, Texas
  Family ID	F10219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Farrow,   b. 10 May 1911, Cape Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina d. 16 Jul 1986, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1937	Washington, District Of Columbia
  	Year of marriage might instead have been 1936, per A.C. Holder's obituary. His wifes earlier obituary showed the year as 1937.
  Family ID	F10220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Sep 1914 - Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico Marriage - 16 Jun 1937 - Washington, District Of Columbia Death - 19 Dec 1999 - Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Burial - - Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.