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Doris “Dot” <I>Sammons</I> Holton

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Doris “Dot” Sammons Holton

Birth
Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA
Death
11 Sep 2019 (aged 94)
Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0472642, Longitude: -84.336828
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Holton, Doris (Dot) Sammons, age 94, of Alpharetta passed away September 11, 2019. She was born in her family home in Soperton, GA to the late Georgia Kate Cooper Hall Sammons and George Washington Sammons. Dot graduated from Soperton High School and then worked for the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C. She was later employed with Sears Roebuck at the Ponce de Leon location in Atlanta. Dot met her husband H.H. (Bo) Holton in her hometown. They married in 1946 and enjoyed 60 years together before he preceded her in death. Their travels took them all over the world. Dot loved gardening, sewing and crocheting. Dot was loved by all and will be remembered for her warm hospitality, ladylike ways and dry sense of humor. Dot was preceded in death by her husband, and her daughter Susan Holton. She is survived by her son, Hayes Holton and wife, Linda, two grandchildren, Elizabeth Holton and Lauren Holton, sisters-in-law Betty Sammons, Janie Sammons, Maxine Hamilton, brother-in-law Charles Holton and many nieces and nephews.

Published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution from Sep. 15 to Sep. 16, 2019.
Holton, Doris (Dot) Sammons, age 94, of Alpharetta passed away September 11, 2019. She was born in her family home in Soperton, GA to the late Georgia Kate Cooper Hall Sammons and George Washington Sammons. Dot graduated from Soperton High School and then worked for the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C. She was later employed with Sears Roebuck at the Ponce de Leon location in Atlanta. Dot met her husband H.H. (Bo) Holton in her hometown. They married in 1946 and enjoyed 60 years together before he preceded her in death. Their travels took them all over the world. Dot loved gardening, sewing and crocheting. Dot was loved by all and will be remembered for her warm hospitality, ladylike ways and dry sense of humor. Dot was preceded in death by her husband, and her daughter Susan Holton. She is survived by her son, Hayes Holton and wife, Linda, two grandchildren, Elizabeth Holton and Lauren Holton, sisters-in-law Betty Sammons, Janie Sammons, Maxine Hamilton, brother-in-law Charles Holton and many nieces and nephews.

Published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution from Sep. 15 to Sep. 16, 2019.

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Loving wife, mother and grandmother

Gravesite Details

Brown and gold lawn level grave maker with vase. She shares with her husband Bo.



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  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225668176/doris-holton: accessed ), memorial page for Doris “Dot” Sammons Holton (11 Mar 1925–11 Sep 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 225668176, citing Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Who Are You? (contributor 48859254).