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"Sarah Joan Wilder Holt of Locust Fork, Alabama, passed away at her sister’s home on Thursday, June 24, 2021.  She was 81 years old.Sarah was passionate about her faith in God, loved her family and friends, and was dedicated to making a difference in her community and Blount County.  She was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church (currently Turning Point UMC) for 78 years where she was a servant-leader.  She was a cosmetologist and the owner of Sarah’s Beauty Shop in Locust Fork for over 45 years.  In  1984, she was elected to the Locust Fork Town Council and later was the first female mayor of Locust Fork from 2000 – 2008.  She retired as mayor and moved back to a council position, giving a grand total of 32 years of service.  In 2016 the Locust Fork Senior Citizen’s Center was renamed the Sarah Holt Community Center in honor of her years of service.  She was the 2008 Blount County Citizen of the Year.She was preceded in death by her parents, Forney and Mildred Wilder; her second husband, Arthur Holt; her first husband, Hobert Thomas; and her nephew, Stephen Comer.  She is survived by her step-daughter Donna Jo Kent (Ronnie Mac) of Snead; her step-son Donnie (Teresa) Thomas of Rosa; three grandchildren Amanda Thomas of Rosa, Alicia (Adam) Standridge of Rosa, and Jimbo Kent (Sherry) of Snead; three great-grandchildren; her sister, Jean Comer of Locust Fork; her nieces, Cathy (Greg) Foust of Birmingham and Alice (Mickey) Hatfield of Locust Fork; and many other nieces and nephews.  Family and friends will honor Sarah’s life at Turning Point United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 27, with visitation at 1:00 PM and a Memorial Celebration Service at 2 :00 PM.  Burial will follow at Tabernacle Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Enlarge Building Fund at Turning Point United Methodist Church, P O Box 103, Locust Fork, AL., 35097.  Lemley Funeral Home is honored to serve the Holt family."
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