Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Holt, 88 of Bedford, VA departed this life on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. She was born on November 19, 1935, to the late Samuel Henry Johnson and Bessie Creasy Johnson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Holt, her brothers Howard Johnson and Samuel Johnson Jr, and her sister Francis Smith.

Elizabeth was a woman of devout faith. She was a long-time member of the Thaxton Church of God where she served as a Sunday school teacher and treasurer. She later became a member of Goodview Church of God. She was educated in the Bedford County School System.

Elizabeth was employed as a caretaker for the family of former governor of Virginia, Linwood Holton. She was a longtime employee at the Terrace House Motel where she started as a housekeeper and worked her way up to a supervisory position. She retired after 30 years of housekeeping service.

Elizabeth took pride in being a volunteer leader in the Bedford County 4-H Virginia Cooperative Extension organization. She spent over 30 years educating children and young adults alike on the values and skills to becoming productive citizens within their communities and beyond. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW for over 50 years where she served multiple terms as Ladies Auxiliary President.

Elizabeth was a lover of all things arts and crafts. She loved painting ceramics and teaching others to paint them as well. You could often find her working on puzzles or coloring on her phone or in her coloring books. When she was not working on arts and crafts or puzzles, she was reading books by many of her favorite authors.

Elizabeth is survived by her 3 daughters, Shelia Johnson (Will) of Washington, DC, Mildred Huffman of Apollo Beach, FL, and Rita Johnson of Bedford, VA; 5 sisters Odessa, Barbara, Brenda, Thelma, and Joyce; 5 brothers Eugene, John, Charles, James, and Lorenzo; 7 god-children Pam, Doug, Melinda, Jennifer, Maxine, Clarissa and Devon; and a host of grand, great-grand, and great  great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

**In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Bedford County 4-H Virginia Cooperative Extension Organization.