Burial was at the Silver Cross cemetery at Tallulah under the direction of Young Funeral home, Tallulah.
Holmes died at his home in Sondheimer Monday morning after a brief illness. He was a native of Marion County, Miss., and a retired farmer.
Survivors include: His wife, Mrs. Dellie Holmes; eight sons, Vernon Holmes, of TallaBena, Virgil Holmes of Houston, Tex., Buford Holmes of Lake Providence, Herbert Holmes of Tallulah, and Cecil, J. W., Sed, and Clayton, all of Sondheimer; four daughters, Mrs. Floyd McKensey of New Orleans, Mrs. Bennie Heidman of Houston, Tex., Mrs. Ellie Lou Rushing and Mrs. Gladys Morris, both of Sondheimer; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Duncan of Tylertown, Miss., and Mrs. Jean Holmes of Columbia, Miss.; and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Floyd Parker, E. H. White, Clarence Murray, Buford White, Howard Wise and Junior Myers.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Tuesday, June 28, 1955 (Obit provided by: Ron Manley)
Burial was at the Silver Cross cemetery at Tallulah under the direction of Young Funeral home, Tallulah.
Holmes died at his home in Sondheimer Monday morning after a brief illness. He was a native of Marion County, Miss., and a retired farmer.
Survivors include: His wife, Mrs. Dellie Holmes; eight sons, Vernon Holmes, of TallaBena, Virgil Holmes of Houston, Tex., Buford Holmes of Lake Providence, Herbert Holmes of Tallulah, and Cecil, J. W., Sed, and Clayton, all of Sondheimer; four daughters, Mrs. Floyd McKensey of New Orleans, Mrs. Bennie Heidman of Houston, Tex., Mrs. Ellie Lou Rushing and Mrs. Gladys Morris, both of Sondheimer; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Duncan of Tylertown, Miss., and Mrs. Jean Holmes of Columbia, Miss.; and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Floyd Parker, E. H. White, Clarence Murray, Buford White, Howard Wise and Junior Myers.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Tuesday, June 28, 1955 (Obit provided by: Ron Manley)
Family Members
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Herbert Eli Holmes
1915–1972
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Rachel "Tiny" Holmes Moreno
1916–1992
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Buford Holmes
1919–1985
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Lucile Holmes
1923–1924
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Virgil Holmes
1924–1985
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Vernon Holmes
1924–1998
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Sedgie "Hot Shot" Holmes
1927–2010
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Gladys Holmes Marsh
1929–2007
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Annie Lou Holmes Rushing Pearson
1932–2018
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Cecil Holmes
1938–2010
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Clayton "Shorty" Holmes
1938–2014
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