Coy Gene Holt

He was born May 20, 1931 in Lexington, TN, the son of Clifton and Rusha Blakney Holt. He married Nettie Maness in Corinth, Mississippi in 1949. He later married Vivian Loree on May 14, 1970.

Coy is survived by his wife of 46 years; one daughter, Donna (Larry) Bruell of East Peoria; one son, Danny (Delores) Holt of East Peoria; one step-daughter, Janice (Jim) Bevard of East Peoria; one brother, Jerry (Lila) of Jackson, TN; two sisters, Margaret (Harriel) Davis, and Melba Jo Kendall both of Jackson, TN; eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Kenneth Holt.

Coy loved racing and raced at the Peoria Speedway and other local tracks in the Midwest for many years. He also loved following NASCAR racing. He worked in the Transportation Department at Caterpillar for 31 years, retiring in October of 1982.

He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church of Beech Bluff, TN.

Services will be at 2pm Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Remmert Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Pastor John Plunkett will officiate.

Burial will be in Fondulac Township Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association.

To view Coy’s memorial page or to leave an online condolence please go to www.remmertfuneralhome.com.