J.T. HOLDER
Henderson, TN: J. T. Holder, age 79 passed away Friday evening May 22, 2015 at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born April 25, 1936 in the Five Points Community of Chester County, the son of the late Tomcie Cornelius and Sarah Ellen Seeley Holder. He grew up in Chester County and married Bonnie D. Pinkley on June 25, 1953.
He began installing carpet at an early age and continued to do so for many years until eventually he began his own business. He owned Holder's Carpet in Henderson for 17 years. He loved fishing and gardening and he was very good at telling jokes. He was a member of the Pinson Church of Christ.
Mr. Holder is survived by his wife, Bonnie D. Pinkley Holder of Jacks Creek; two daughters, Cheryl Goodman (David) of Toone and Lesa Faulkner (Scotty) of Henderson and two sons, Stacy Holder (Debbie) of Beech Bluff and Jeff Holder (Phyllis) of Beech Bluff; 9 grandchildren, Robert Holder, Tiffany Thomson, David Jordan, Krystle Ramsey, Chassity Faulkner, Derrick Faulkner, Lee Holder, Bobby Holder and Cole Holder and twenty great grandchildren; one sister, Geneva Davis of Memphis and one brother, Toby Holder of Henderson and a brother-in-law, Billy Pinkley of Jacks Creek and a daughter-in-law, Tena Holder of Beech Bluff.
He was preceded in death by a son, J.T. "Perry" Holder and two grandchildren, River Jordan and Chris Holder and two sisters, Jean Franks and Francis Mills and a brother, Robert McKinney Holder.
Funeral services will be 11:00 Am Wednesday May 27, 2015 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Johnson Chapel with David Wade and Ray Eaton officiating and burial will follow in New Friendship Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Johnson Chapel 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Tuesday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Johnson Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2624