GRACE D. HOLT
GRACE D. (WILLIAMS) HOLT, age 81, a homemaker and lifelong resident of Neponset, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Quincy Medical Center in Quincy after a brief illness. Mrs. Holt was born in Neponset, the daughter of the late Edward & Catherine (Haley) Williams. She was the youngest of 13 children of which she is the last to pass away.. She was educated in Boston Schools. Grace was the beloved wife of the late Harry J. Holt. She is survived by her 8 children; Thomas of Delray Beach, FL, Edward of Quincy, Donna Holt - Elmwood of Bourne, Kathleen Shea of Hingham, Annemarie Holt - Hampton of Ft. Myers, FL, Geraldine Holt of Revere (formerly of the North End), Deborah Gallahue of Milton, and Janice Holt of Marshfield. She was also the mother of the late Dorothy Connolly of Needham. Mrs Holt is also the Cherished Grandmother of 19 Grandchildren and 19 Great Grandchildren. Mrs Holt was a member of the K Club Senior Citizens and a onetime member of the former St. Ann's Sodality. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning at 10:00 A.M. in St. Ann's Church, Neponset. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester. Visiting Hours in the O'Donnell & Mulry Funeral Home, 138 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, Thursday evening 5 - 8 PM. Donations in Grace's memory may be made to St. Ann's School, 239 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, MA 02122. Online condolences and guest book are available.