Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Pettit Holden, 88, of Monroe, LA, will be 10:00 AM, Thursday June 8, 2006, in the Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home on Lamy Lane with Rev. Larry Stafford officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Holden was born November 18, 1917 in Monroe, LA and passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006 in Monroe, LA. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the American Business Women≠s Association. She retired as a secretary for Monroe Steel and Pipe, Inc. Mrs. Holden enjoyed playing Bridge everyday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Thomas W. Holden, Sr.; one sister and two brothers. Mrs. Holden is survived by her daughter: Deborah Leon and husband Ralph of Germantown, TN and a son: Thomas W. Holden, Jr. and wife Frances of Chesapeake, VA.; niece: Betty Cannon of Monroe; nephews: Frank Pettit, III of Monroe and James Pettit of Crossett, Arkansas and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Lamy Lane, Monroe, LA.