Joyce Leigh Holt, 79, of Gentry, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025. She was born October 1, 1946, in Poteau, Oklahoma to the late Harrell and Alma Winters Dame. Joyce worked many years as an executive assistant within the banking industry. She was a member of Home Gardens Church of Christ in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Joyce loved shopping, scrolling Facebook on her iPad, and spending time with her nieces and nephews. She found joy in baking her famous broccoli casserole and frying potatoes for family gatherings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Williams; two sisters, Ruth Ann Huck and Donna Baker.

She is survived by her husband, Howard Holt; stepson, Jon Holt and his wife, Kim, of Gentry, Arkansas; stepdaughter, Leslee Beeler and her husband, Roy, of Gentry, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Lindsey Hershenson and her husband, Holden, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Whitney Robinson and her husband, Ethan, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, AnnDee Vaughan and her husband, Jeff, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Jaclyn Watson and her husband, Nelson, of Gentry, Arkansas; six great-grandchildren, Holt, Raelynn, Olivia, Titus, Naomi, and Tatum; two sisters, Barbara Anderson of Moore, Oklahoma, and Sharon Bagsby of Berryhill, Oklahoma; seven nephews, Jimmy Dell Baker, Dustin Baker, Matt Tennell, Mark Tennell, John Harland, Luke Ellsworth, and Rusty Anderson; niece, Jennifer Buchheit; seven great-nieces, Braylee, Abigail, Cameran, Paige, Madison, Brooklyn, and Lynn Marie; six great-nephews, Dylan, Luke, Zane, Jase, Nash, and Max.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Benton County Memorial Park & Funeral Home.