Joe LeRoy Holder, 83, of Birchwood, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.  LeRoy was born on September 25, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Herbert C. Holder, Sr. and wife Mildred, the second of four children.

LeRoy was a man who loved the Lord.  A member of Bayside Baptist Church in Harrison since its founding in 1973, he was head of the finance committee and one of the first deacons elected to serve.  He was also a Sunday School teacher and a member of the choir.  He was called to mission work, which allowed him to share the word of God with hundreds of people around the world.

Always a hard-worker, LeRoy grew up farming near Georgetown.  After graduating high school, he was employed at Combustion Engineering where he worked as a welder until he began Holder Construction in 1970.  Over the years, he built hundreds of houses and several commercial buildings in the Chattanooga area.

He cherished his family, especially his devoted wife who cared for him tirelessly following a devastating wreck involving a concrete truck in 1977.  He loved his children deeply, and took even greater pride in being Papaw to his grandchildren.  They were his pride and joy.

LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Gail (Ed) Reed.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louise Holder, and their two children, Kim (Billy) Childress and Greg (Regina) Holder; four grandchildren, Lauren Dukes, Rachel Holder, Jonathan Martin, and Joseph (Chloe) Martin, and two brothers, Charlie (Glenda) Holder and Tommy (Jean) Holder.

Visitation will be at Bayside Baptist Church, 6100 Hwy 58 in Harrison on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., followed immediately by the funeral service.  Pastor Jason King and former pastor Eric Stitts will be officiating, with graveside service by Grady Cooper.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Bayside Building Fund, Bayside Mission Partnership, or the Senior Adult Meals ministry, or to Gideons International.

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