Jack Allen “Poppy Jack” Holbert, 85, of Mount Morris, Pa., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at his residence in Mount Morris, Pa. He was born on April 11, 1937, in Mount Morris, Pa.; a son of the late Cecil Holbert and Evelyn (Snyder) Holbert.
Jack was a United States Navy Veteran. Jack was the owner/operator and president of Mount Morris Tire. He was the owner of HighPoint Raceway in Mount Morris, Pa. His best friend, Ralph Duke Franks, worked for him for 44 years and they would go at least three times a week to get ice cream in Waynesburg, Pa. One of his favorite things to do was prep the racetrack. In Jack’s younger years, he was an avid racer. Jack and Carol loved spending time together and they loved to travel to Tennessee, Fla.
Jack is survived by his wife of 15 years, Carol (Merrill) Holbert, of Mount Morris, Pa.; his stepson, Richard Michael Bower and his wife Josie, of Fairmont; his stepdaughters, Rose Marie Bower and her wife Emily Sanders, of Fairmont, and Cheryl Bower Killough, of Fairmont; his sons, David Holbert and his wife, Charlenem of Mount Morris, Pa., and Steven Holbert, of Mount Morris, Pa.; his sister, Mary Hughes; his grandchildren, Rikki Bower, Vanesa Bower, Chris Kellough and his wife Jamie; his great-grandchildren, Savannah Bower, Morgan Warren, Rowan Killough, Riley Killough and Jules Bower; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Holbert; his longtime best friend, Dave Coombs who started the HighPoint Raceway in Mount Morris, Pa.
Family and friends are welcome to call at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St., Fairmont, from 2-8 p.m. on Friday, where a vigil will take place at 7 p.m. There will be visitation at the funeral home, from 10 a.m. until the time of the Catholic funeral rites at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, with Father Romeo Bacalso S.V.D., as the celebrant. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by the Marion County Veterans Council Military Honor Guard.
Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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