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Obituaries
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Antonia 'Butterfly' Holt
Age: 65
City: Washington
Funeral Home
Jones & Eden Funeral Home
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Antonia 'Butterfly' Holt
ANTONIA "BUTTERFLY" HOLT
Washington
Antonia "Butterfly" Holt, age 65, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.
The family will host a celebration of Antonia's life on Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Iowa City. Please contact the family for details. Additional services will be held in Chicago, Illinois, at a later date. Interment will be private. A general memorial has been established. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent for Antonia's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
Antonia was born October 27, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Sunny and Nadine Holt. She attended Marshall High School in Illinois. Antonia was united in marriage to Peter Adams in 1974.
Antonia was a proud and loving full-time mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, music and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her children, Peter Adams (Shelia Taylor), Maurice Adams (Michelle Crockett), Sonya Adams (Darrin Hershberger) and Jermaine Adams (BJ Adams); godchildren, Von Dutch, Cedric Johnson, Darryl Johnson, Andre Holt, Roderick Brown, Christopher Holt, Elijah Gardener and Elijah Brown; 28 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; siblings, James Holt, Jr. Delfonia Holt, Diane Holt and Lisa Holt; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; nephew, Charles Brown; uncle, Charles Holt; aunt, Netkarma Holt; and cousin, Emma.