of Little Rock, AR
September 22, 1940 - December 3, 2025
Sandy Holt of Little Rock, Arkansas departed this life to spend eternity with her dear Savior on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, hospitality, and love.
Sandy grew up in Clarksville, Arkansas. Upon graduating from high school, she spent the summer as a volunteer at Ridgecrest Baptist Summer Camp before attending college at Ouachita Baptist University. She earned a degree in education and was a teacher, but her most important calling was that of a pastor's wife. She served faithfully beside her husband David for thirty-six years in churches in Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, and Florida. As a child, Sandy had always wanted to be a missionary, and that dream was realized when she and David answered the call to serve in the mission field, teaching Bible classes and planting a church in Kampala, Uganda.
Sandy's smile would light up a room, and she had a gift for making everyone feel seen and welcomed. There was always a seat at the table, and she would make sure you were well-fed. Cooking was her love language and a legacy she shared with her children and grandchildren (especially Anna). If you knew her well, you would have most likely been a part of Sandy's cinnamon roll ministry.
Sandy found great joy in her walk with God. She loved Bible study, found beauty in even the most ordinary things, and lived out her faith daily in the way she served others.
Sandy is preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Margaret Pierce, and two sisters, Mary Anne Berryman and Donna Saylor. She is survived by four daughters Aimee Smashey and husband, David of Bolivar, Missouri; Lisa Deckard and husband, Darrell of Republic, Missouri; Holly Holt and husband, David Cabrera of Houston, Texas, and Andrea Heflin and husband, Jay of Little Rock, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Carol Davis of Southaven, Mississippi; three granddaughters, Hannah (Tyler) Lewis, Anna Heflin, and Sofia Smashey; four grandsons, Will (Ashley) Deckard, Ben Heflin, Ian (Kaytlin) Deckard, and Emery Smashey; one great-grandson, Jordan Deckard, a great-granddaughter due in the spring, and many spiritual children from her time in Uganda who called her Mama.
A celebration-of-life service will be held at Parkway Place Church, 300 Parkway Place Drive, Little Rock, AR 72212 on Monday, December 22, 2025. Visitation at 2pm and service at 3 p.m.