Holt Beaver

William Holt Beaver, 91, of Chapin, South Carolina went peacefully to be with the Lord on the evening of June 28, 2026. Born in Montgomery, West Virginia, Holt was preceded in death by his mother, Hilda Holt Beaver and his father, Eugene “Gene” Beaver. Surviving are his wife, Grace Knight, and his sisters, Rebecca Beaver McCune, Diana Beaver Powers and Perey Beaver Riley.

Holt was a teacher both in school and in life, coaching football, teaching math and special education for over 50 years. He was a resiliently hard worker, working as a teacher, a football coach, a basketball coach and a West Virginia coal miner. The number of lives he touched teaching school was truly phenomenal, and he cared deeply about his students. He loved his community and family deeply and wanted to be included in everyone’s lives, including his 6 children, Lynn Braswell (Steve), Debbie Bail (Greg), Nancy Falin (Rex), John Beaver (Annette), Mike Beaver (Katherine) and Renee Mitchell (Rich) and his 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

For years, Holt’s family gathered at his land, nicknamed “The Farm,” to drink, eat and enjoy each other’s company. He truly built a legacy within his family, teaching his grandkids and great-grandkids everything he had to offer about canning jams, jellies and chow chow, pickling fresh cucumbers straight from the garden, playing pinochle without showing your cards and how to show up in the world with strength and love.

Holt Beaver will live on in our hearts and minds as a legend, a father, a grandfather and an all-around wonderful man.

Visitation will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home - Chapin Chapel, 123 Columbia Ave, Chapin, South Carolina 29036, on July 18, 2026, at 1:00 pm, with a memorial service to follow at 2:00 pm.