Betty Sue Holt

Obituary For Betty Sue Holt

Mrs. Betty Sue Hall Holt went to collect her crown and wings on Tuesday March 30 th , 2021. She was born August 3, 1933 in Blair South Carolina as the second of nine children by the late Preston and Rachel Feaster Hall.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Everett Holt, son Larry Holt, daughter Phyllis Amaker, granddaughters Cashawnta Holt and Paris Amaker. Also preceding her were sisters, Kate and Margaret, and brothers Calvin, Leroy and John Earl.

After moving with her family to Pleasant Garden, she attended Goshen Elementary School. Betty graduated from James B Dudley High School in 1951, after which she studied nursing for two years at A&T State University.

Betty had an extensive career in retail, which include Sears, Ivey’s, and Dillards. She was manager of Carolina Baby, but retired from Belk’s Department Store in 1995.

Betty had an unfailing faith, and loved to praise the Lord. She exhibited her service as an active member of Genesis Baptist Church. She was on the Senior Usher Board, the Heritage Choir, the Hospitality Committee, and a member of the Golden Gems. She was also very passionate about her service as a volunteer at the Higher Ground Aids Foundation.

Betty was well known in her community for her green thumb. She loved to share her knowledge and produce from her vegetable gardening. It is said that the connection to flowers is spiritual and angelic. Betty exhibited these gifts from God as she was well known for her beautiful flower bed arrangements.

Out of all theses thing her greatest reward was being the matriarch of her family, which includes nine children, seventeen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Betty is survived by her daughters, Shelia Pearson(Pennsylvania), Sharon Terry, Jacqueline Rhodie, Gail Holt, and Pamela Blackstock, her sons, Randy Holt (Harriet), and Roger Holt, of Greensboro. Also her brothers, Bobby, Ted and Tony Hall of Pleasant Garden, and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Betty wanted her family and others to remember to “Always love one another, be there for one another, and always stay together as a family.”

A public viewing will be held on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 3pm-5pm in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel. A private service honoring her life will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Genesis Baptist Church 2812 E Bessemer Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405. Burial Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro, NC.

Services entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home (336)-272-6109.

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