Ruth Guffey Holt Obituary

Ruth Guffey Holt, born on February 12, 1936 in Centerville, Tennessee, passed away on September 3, 2026. Ruth leaves behind family members and others who acknowledge this loss. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Wade Hayes Guffey of Andrews and Ruth Tallent Guffey of Andrews; her husband Marion Mabry Holt of Etowah; and her adoptive parents, Fred Anderson Barnett and Willie Vester Wilson Barnett of Englewood, Tennessee..

She is survived by: her brothers, Thomas Frank Guffey Sr. of Andrews, NC, Howard Taft Guffey of Englewood, TN, Elton Eugene Guffey (Gene) of Murphy, NC and Haldeman Wade Guffey of Greenville, SC; her children, Brian Craig Holt (Jill) of Birmingham, AL., Matthew Scott Holt (Heather) of Birmingham, AL. and Melinda Holt Ward (David) of Birmingham, AL.; her grandchildren, Hannah Kidd (Bradley) of Brookhaven, GA, Mitchell Holt (Savannah) of Homewood, AL, Nathan Holt (Jennifer) of Harvest, AL, Kathryn Holt of Birmingham, AL and David Ward III of Birmingham, AL.; and her great grandchildren, Jack Holt of Homewood, AL, Cooper Kidd of Brookhaven, GA, Charles Holt of Homewood, AL, Wyatt Kidd of Brookhaven, GA and Ella Rose Holt of Harvest, AL..