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Isabel Wood Holt (1899–1996) was the wife of former
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Homer A. Holt and served as that state's First Lady, 1937-1941. She was born January 23, 1899, at
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. In 1924, she married Homer A. Holt. As first lady, she dedicated most of her time to raising their three young children ((Julia Kinsley Holt (Coyle), Isabel Drury Holt (Dannenberg) and Robert Byrne Holt)). After leaving office, the Holts remained in
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, where the former governor practiced law. Following his death in 1975, Isabel remained in Charleston in her home on Bridge Road. She kept a garden on the place and grew the World's best tomatoes and canteloupes according to her grandson, Claiborne Holt Coyle. Isabel Wood Holt died on September 5, 1996, and was buried in
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."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Isabel Wood 1899 births 1996 deaths People from Charlottesville, Virginia First ladies and gentlemen of West Virginia People from Charleston, West Virginia 20th-century American women 20th-century American people