Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Holtsinger, Horace L. March 20, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net March 21, 2006, 5:16 pm Elizabethton Star March 21, 2006 Horace L. Holtsinger Horace L. Holtsinger, 81, of Limestone, passed away Monday, March 20, 2006, at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital after an eight-year illness of Alzheimer's disease. Horace was born on March 6, 1925 in Limestone. He was a son of the late Harry D. and Stella McCurry Holtsinger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred (Mrs. Ralph) Oliver, and two brothers, J.C. Holtsinger and Charles Doyle Holtsinger. Mr. Holtsinger was a charter member of 11-E Church of Christ in Jonesborough and was employed 27 years at Klopman Mills in Johnson City. After his retirement he was employed eight years at Tri-Cities Cabinet Shop. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Helen Peters Holtsinger, of the home; a son, Douglas Lee Holstinger, Canton, Ga.; a sister, Lois Gary, Lexington, S.C.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Ray and Joyce Holtsinger, Limestone, Gilbert "Mike" and Shirley Holtsinger, Morristown, and Rollie and Judy Holtsinger, Lexington, S.C.; and two sisters-in-law, Jerri Holtsinger, Canton, Miss., and Sue Thomas, Knoxville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Memorial services for Mr. Holtsinger will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Glenn Mettler officiating. Music will be provided by Dennis Laws. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the memorial service, and other times at the home. The committal service will be conducted by Minister Marshall Stufflefield at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 23, at New Salem Cemetery. Mr. Holtsinger requested that his body be cremated. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that memorial donations be made to the New Salem Cemetery, c/o Bob Saint John, 554 Frank Stanton Road, Limestone, TN 37581. Condolences may be sent to the Holtsinger family online at www.dillow- taylor.com. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Jonesborough, (423) 753- 3821, is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/obits/h/holtsing156gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb