Rev. Thomas Austin Holder Jr.

Asheville - Rev. Thomas Austin Holder, Jr., 85, passed away Friday August 20, 2010 at his home. A native of Rockingham County, he had lived in Buncombe County since 1948. He was an ordained minister since 1950 and was a member of Asheville Freewill Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and had retired from BASF after 23 years of Service. He was the son of the late Austin and Mary Holder and the husband of the late Doris Bernice Holder. Surviving are his daughter, Linda Holder of Asheville; son, Rev. Don Holder and wife Karen of Boone and grandson, Heath Holder of Cashiers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Revs. J. R. Plemmons, Weldon Ramsey and Don Holder officiating. Burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hebron Colony Ministries, 356 Old Turnpike Rd., Boone, NC 28607.