~ IN MEMORY ~
Ima “Jean” Holloway Witt, wife of DL Capt. Prentis
Gerald Witt
August 13, 1939 - March 5, 2025
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Jean Holloway Witt
Ima Jean Holloway Witt was born in Bay City, Texas
on August 13, 1939 to John Henry and Ila Williams Holloway. She passed away
peacefully at the age of 85 on March 5, 2025, with her husband of 64 years,
Gerald, and their children David and Marla, by her side.
Jean grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast in the
constant company of her large, loving, extended family. She graduated from Bay
City High School in 1958 and attended Wharton County Junior College, where she
earned her LVN certificate. Wharton is also where she met her husband Prentice
Gerald Witt. They married on April 8, 1960 in Enid, Oklahoma as Gerald
completed Air Force pilot training. The young couple moved to Gerald’s base on Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula, where both of their children, Brent David Witt and Marla Witt
McCarty, were born and the Texas family discovered firsthand the challenges of
living way up north. Upon fulfilling his commitment to the Air Force, Gerald
accepted a job with Delta Airlines, moved his family back to Texas and the
couple began traveling the world.
They settled on the family farm, the Witt Home
Place in Camp Verde. Jeannie died one month shy of their Blue Sapphire (65th)
anniversary while she was on the road with her husband, returning from their
annual trip to see their son and his family in Florida.
A skilled Impressionistic painter, with an eye for
beauty and the talent to interpret what she
imagined, Jean trained at the Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston and studied painting at retreats in the
Texas Hill Country and New Mexico. Her artwork
graces the walls of her beloved family, and hangs
in collections in far-lung places. In her
creations, she leaves a tangible expression of her joy, and
heart, for all who miss her terribly. We will
treasure her gift forever.
Jean loved her family fiercely and her friends
dearly. She is survived by her husband, her son David
Witt and wife Jeanna, grandsons and
great-grandchildren, Jake, wife Megan and children Babe and
Ace, and Josh, wife Sophie and children Jack and
an already adored baby due on Jean’s birthday, her
daughter Marla and husband Brian McCarty,
grandchildren, Kyle, Katie and Claire. Jean is preceded
in death by her parents, her siblings Jo Ann
Highield, Sue Holloway and John Holloway and many
wonderful nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A family visitation is scheduled 5:00 to 7:00 pm,
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Grimes Funeral
Chapels in Kerrville.
Her funeral will be held 10:00 am, Wednesday,
March 12, 2025, at the Center Point Methodist
Church, followed by a graveside service at the
Center Point Cemetery where she will be laid to rest.
In lieu of lowers, donations may be made in her
name to the charity of your choice or to the Center
Point Methodist Church’s Stained Glass Fund, PO
Box 530, Center Point TX 78010.
Obituary Provided By:
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