Funeral service for Tommie Joe Holder, 81, Snyder will be at 10:00 am Monday, July 27, 2015 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder Chapel with Rev. Les Banks, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma, OK officiating. Mr. Holder passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Lawton. Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, OK. The family will greet friends Sunday evening, July 26, 2015 from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home. He was born August 18, 1933 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma to Horace Knox and Jessie (Countryman) Holder. Tommie served in the US Army during the Korean War. After his service he farmed in the area, was a plumber for many years and operated Holder's Hardware in Snyder. He married Ellen Juanita Frysinger on October 4, 1985 in Wellington, TX. Tommie worked at the Snyder Co-Op for several years, worked for Cooper Floor Service, where he was instrumental in developing several floor scraping and tile removing machines, and for a time worked with asbestos abatement. Tommie always had that motivation and the drive to use his mind and skills to develop ideas to make work easier for others. He was involved in dirt track racing for 3 years at the I-35 Speedway, and in 1973 finished as a Top-Ten Driver. He loved fly fishing and just taking day trips with his wife and family. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Nita, 6 children, Kurt and wife Betty Holder of Indiahoma, OK, Brady A. Holder and wife Rhea of Del City, OK, Darren Stone and wife Emily of Snyder, OK, Gayle Duren, Pam Polk and husband David of Snyder, OK, Scott Phares of Mountain Park, OK, his sister, Maxine Ledford and husband Herman of Lawton, OK, a brother Voyle Holder and wife Jan of Newcastle, OK, 6 grandchildren, Isaac Holder and wife Alicia of Yukon, OK, Candace Holder of Del City, OK, Colton Hehr of Norman, OK, Chrystal Sampson and husband Danny of Mountain Park, OK, Kylee Stone of Snyder, OK, Anistyn Stone of Snyder, OK and 4 great grandchildren, Savannah Nelson of Yukon, OK, Christian Ramsey Holder of Yukon, OK, Trevor Bennett of Mountain Park and Trenton Sampson of Mountain Park, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents and his second wife Ina.