Patricia Ann "Pat" Denson Holt Obituary (1930

Mrs. Patricia Ann Denson Holt, age 92, of Madison, Indiana near Canaan entered this life on July 7, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the loving daughter of the late S. Clifford and Vivian Irene Cummings Denson. She was raised in South Texas and then moved all over the United States. She was a graduate of DeRiddler High School in DeRiddler, Louisiana, earned a bachelor degree from South Western Louisiana Institute and then her master's degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She was united in marriage to William D. "Bill" Holt on August 31, 1985 in Beaumont. She had taught English for 33 years before retiring. She had taught at Southpark High School and Westbrook High School in Beaumont Independent School District. She and Bill moved back to his family home and farm near Canaan, Indiana in 1991. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and sang in the choir there as long as her health permitted. She had taught the drill team and cheerleaders while teaching, was a member of the Women of the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 where she was senior regent for a year, was a member of Kappa Delta Phi, and the National Rifle Association. She was a member of the Buchanan Clan Society International, Inc. and had volunteered at the Madison State Hospital. She enjoyed reading, crafts, knitting, drawing, and especially enjoyed growing plants and flowers in her greenhouse. Patricia died on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 12:35 a.m. at her home near Canaan, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Patricia will be missed by her stepson, Gregory William Holt and his wife Jo Ellen of North Vernon, Indiana; her step granddaughter, Jasmine Nicole Holt Huston and her husband, Craig; her caregivers who she thought so much of, several cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her father, S. Clifford Denson, her mother, Vivian Irene Cummings Denson, her husband of nearly 25 years, William D. "Bill" Holt died October 18, 2010. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIALFuneral Mass will be conducted Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the St. Patrick Catholic Chapel, 305 West State Street in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARYThe Rosary will be prayed on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Patricia Ann "Pat" Denson Holt, please click here to visit our sympathy store.