Jerry Holt, 76, of Hartshorne, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 at McAlester Regional Health Center.  Viewing will be Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home in Hartshorne.  Graveside funeral services will be Friday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bache-Red Oak Cemetery in Bache.  Pallbearers are Jack Mickle, Roger Holt, Joseph Mickle, Dentin Hollis, Jordan Gilreath and Jagger Hinds.  Honorary pallbearers are Raymond Cowen, Donald Roberts, and Randy Davidson.

Jerry Holt was born on February 14, 1946 in Bakersfield, California to Joe Bill Holt and Anna Mae (Baggs) Holt.  His family moved around a bit with work, from Oklahoma to Wyoming to California, but the Hartshorne area was always home.  Jerry graduated from Haileyville High School and has lived in this area all his adult life.  Jerry worked at the old Naval Ammunition Depot, Oklahoma Aerotronics, and Public Service Company, and T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., and also worked as a carpenter in new construction projects.  In his spare time Jerry loved to hunt and fish, and was a big "Blues" fan and seldom missed the Blues Festival in Rentiesville every year.

Jerry is survived by his 3 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Trinity Holt, Devona and Warren Hollis, and Sheri and Jack Mickle; 9 grandchildren, Miranda Hogan, Mariah Gilreath and Jordan, Hope Holt, Jagger Hinds, Roger Holt and Katrina, Dentin Hollis, Jessica Gooch and Tony, Joseph Mickle, and Ashley O'Donnell; a half-brother, Ted Holt.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Tiler Savage, and 4 brothers, Charles, Raymond "Shorty", Barry, and Kenny Holt.