James Raymond Holt, age 96, formerly of Success, MO, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born August 11, 1926 in Ogemaw, Arkansas, the son of James Andrew and Lois Julia (Short) Holt.
Prior to joining the Army in 1944, he worked in the logging industry for his uncle and in the oil fields of Texas. James saw immediate active duty in WWII in the Philippines, Japan, and Germany. He was stateside for the Korean War as a troop evaluator. During the Cold War and until retirement, he specialized in the operation of nuclear warhead missiles.
While stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, James united in marriage to Alida Marie Boyd from Eunice, MO, on January 5, 1953. They were married for 61 years and parents of James C. Holt, Charles R. Holt, Maryann Holt, and Michael Holt.
After 20 years of military service, he retired from the Army in 1965 and became manager of the Nutter Field House in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He retired from civil service after 20 years.
James is survived by his daughter, Maryann. He is preceded in death by his wife, three sons, parents, three sisters, Hyldred M. Saubert, Virginia R. Crouch, Barbara A. Burnett, and two brothers, Wayne D. Holt and Ronald G. Holt.
