Alice Jaynet Holst
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Alice Jaynet Holst
July 13, 1930 - July 30, 2015
Alice Jaynet Holst, 85, of Nederland, Texas,
died Thursday, July 30, 2015. She was born on July 13, 1930, in Grayburg,
Texas, to Gladys C. White and Thomas P. Mahaffey. Jaynet married Dr. Edward
Harland Holst on September 11, 1949.
From the beginning, Jaynet loved trains,
traveling, and being with people - she never met a stranger and her home was
open to all. She loved having a large family and events where all were
together. Jaynet supported Harland, her husband of sixty-four years,
through college typing dissertations and was a librarian for many years. She
loved history, bluegrass music, and was the family storyteller.
Jaynet is survived by her daughters, Alice
Mankoff of Denton; Karen Holst and her husband, Charles Lee, of Stephenville;
and Debbie Gutierrez of League City; sons, Tommy Holst and his wife, Grace Bodemuller-Holst, of Rockwall (whom Jaynet considered a fourth daughter from an early age) and Michael Holst
of Nederland; grandchildren, Kate Dolkas and her husband, Matt; Benjamin
Mankoff; Kindell Holst; Savanna Holst; Rachel Gutierrez and her fiancé, Stephen
Behar; Jameson Gutierrez; and Blake Holst and his wife, Ashley; and great-grandchildren,
Ava Claire Holst and Samson Arthur Dolkas.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband;
and sister, Marjorie Wydel McClusky.
A gathering of Mrs. Holst's family and
friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2015, at
Broussard's, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be
10:00 a.m., Monday, August 3, 2015, at First Baptist Church, 1911 Nederland
Avenue, Nederland, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port
Neches.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Holst's name
may be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund, 1911 Nederland Avenue,
Nederland, Texas 77627.
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