Cher opens up about her mother's final moments - Georgia Holt died at age 96

Mom died without Cher by her side
Remembering her mother's talent
Cher made her mom's dream real
Celebrating the life of Georgia Holt
She was 96 years old
Recent health problems
Did the pneumonia get worse?
The hope of a daughter
Much loved around the world
Georgia Holt
Precocious artist
Beauty and talent pageants
'Dear Mom, Love Cher'
First country album... at 86 yearsd!
Busy love life
Six marriages, two with Cher's father
Farewell to a very strong woman
"Can't sleep very well"

Since the death of her mother, Cher has had a hard time moving on. She shares the pain of mourning with her followers on Twitter: "Can’t sleep very well." Cher's mother, Georgia Holt, died on December 11 at the age of 96.

"She was in so much pain"

"The truth…" Cher recounted on Twitter, "She’s been Sick, & rallying, she then got bad, She was in so much pain."

Mom died without Cher by her side

The singer and actress revealed that she wasn't there when her mother let out her last breath. "Finally she coded on way to [the hospital]," Cher writes. "By [the] time we Got to Hosp…. The Woman Who Was MY KICK *** MOM was No [longer] Here"

Remembering her mother's talent

"Mom would be So thrilled that people from all over the world are talking about her with love & admiration."

 

Cher made her mom's dream real

"Truth is… I TOOK MOMS VOICE & HER DREAM & MADE THEM REAL," Cher relates. "She couldn’t manifest them, so I did it 4 her, & made her happy."

"Now she’s free"

Cher also talks a little about her mother's state of health in her last days. "This may sound strange, but mom Was so sick for So Long. Was in Constant pain. Now she’s free."

Celebrating the life of Georgia Holt

Cher wants to celebrate the life of her wonderful mother. She also asks that, when she herself passes, her life be celebrated with joy.

"Mom is gone"

When Georgia Holt died on December 11, Cher tweeted three short words to her millions of followers: "Mom is gone."

 

She was 96 years old

Georgia Holt turned 96 in June 2022. While the cause of her death has not been disclosed, Cher's tweets suggest that her mother had been sick for a while.

Recent health problems

Her death was likely related to the health problems she had in recent months. Cher had told her followers about them.

Did the pneumonia get worse?

"Mom's Been Sick Off & On. She Just Got Out Of Hosp. She Had Pneumonia," Cher declared shortly before her mother's death, in late November 2022.

The hope of a daughter

Despite her age and illness, Cher always hoped that her mother, with whom she had a wonderful relationship, would accompany her for a few more years.

Much loved around the world

After the news of her death was released, many expressed their affection for Cher and her family. Thousands of people, both celebrities and anonymous followers, gave their condolences to Cher and made statements about Georgia Holt.

Georgia Holt

Georgia Holt was what everyone would have imagined Cher's mother to be like. Born in 1926 in Arkansas, she began in the world of music when she was only 10 years old.

Precocious artist

At age 20, she would give birth to Cherilyn Sarkisian, or Cher.

Beauty and talent pageants

By that time, Georgia Holt was already an expert in beauty and talent pageants. In the 1950s, she began to make small incursions into television.

'Dear Mom, Love Cher'

Her most surprising television appearance was in the film 'Dear Mom, Love Cher', in which the artist paid homage to her mother and her professional career, in 2013.

First country album... at 86 yearsd!

That year, Georgia Holt released her first country album: 'Honky Tonk Woman.' She was 86 years old at the time of the release, although the album had already been recorded in the early 1980s.

Busy love life

Georgia Holt stood out for her hectic love life. She married six times, and twice with the same man.

Six marriages, two with Cher's father

John Sarkisian, Cher's father, is honored to have been Georgia Holt's first and fifth husband. What's more, he also occupies the same position in the artist's list of divorces.

Farewell to a very strong woman

John Southall, her second husband, would be the father of her second daughter, Georganne. When Georgia married Gilbert Hartmann LaPiere, he legally adopted Georganne and Cher. The entire family, including Holt's grandchildren Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman, will certainly miss the unique and strong Georgia very much.