State Farm® Insurance Agent Derek Loadholtz

I have been affiliated with State Farm since 1985 including my time in State Farm Auto Operations and as a State Farm Commercial and Homeowner Claim Adjuster. I hold the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter - CPCU, Chartered Financial Consultant - ChFC , and Chartered Life Underwriter - CLU national insurance industry designations. I'm a member of NAIFA, Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club of Live Oak. I graduated from Jacksonville University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

As of December 2021, we are officially “Empty Nesters”! Our oldest daughter Kaitlyn and her husband Eric live in Washington state where they are both registered nurses. Our youngest daughter Morgan and her husband Seth live just up the road in Hamilton county. She works in the corporate world in Valdosta while he is a farmer as well as videographer. Nala, our 14 year old Yorkie is still the boss of the household, at least in her mind and now that all of her dog and human sisters have moved out she can often be found supervising (sleeping) at the office during business hours.

I enjoy vegetable gardening, fishing in the gulf and keeping my grandfather's 1948 John Deere tractor in working condition. I still use it to plant sweet corn and watermelons on his farm which is still in the family. Debra enjoys growing flowers, baking and she will out fish me most of the time.

My wife Debra is an integral part of the office team and business operation, she started working at the State Farm regional office in Jacksonville several years before I did.