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A.C. Holder

Male 1914 - 1999  (85 years)


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  • Name A.C. Holder  [1
    Birth 4 Sep 1914  Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Dec 1999  Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1949, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Stella Adams,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Wise County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1950, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1899  Benjamin, Knox County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruby Farrow,   b. 10 May 1911, Cape Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1986, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1937  Washington, District Of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Sep 1914 - Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Jun 1937 - Washington, District Of Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Dec 1999 - Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.