Barbara Holt

Kathryn Barbara Benefield Holt, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on June 4, 2013, in Tampa, FL. Services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge, Georgia. Officiating will be Father Rudy Breunig, S.T. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Climax, Georgia. The family will receive friends and hold a wake, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Saturday evening at Cox Funeral Home. Mrs. Holt is survived by her spouse of 51 yrs, Nathan V Holt, brother, W. Harvey Benefield of Miami, and sister, Claire Ball of Montgomery, AL. She is survived by 4 children, Natalie Holt Cross, Timothy Holt, Nathan V. Holt, Jr, and Alan Zamba. Grandchildren include, Tracy Hanley, Rebecca Griffin Holt, Kelly Cross, and one great-grandson, Sean Hanley. Barbara was pre-deceased by parents, Hartford Odell and Anna Stanley Benefield. She was an active member of, and loved, the water aerobics class in South Tampa. She was born in New Orleans and spent her formative years in Miami. After husband's retirement from U.S. Navy, they lived in rural Climax, GA from 1970-1982, and then their careers brought them to Tampa for the remainder of her life. She was an accomplished legal secretary until retirement. She was a perfectionist and lover of the English language. She was a loving person and will be greatly missed by friends and family. A local (Tampa) memorial service will be planned. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in her honor to any legitimate children's charity.