Holmes, Patricia A.

KILGORE -- Funeral services for Patricia A. Holmes, 75, of Kilgore, 
will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2006, at First Nazarene Church of 
Kilgore, with the Rev. Mark Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow 
at Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are under the direction of 
Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Holmes passed peacefully, Friday, 
September 29, 2006, at her home. She was born in Texarkana, Texas, May 
10, 1932, to Howard E. and Niobra Bell, deceased. She was preceded in 
death by her beloved husband, O.F. Cotton Holmes. Mrs. Holmes was a 
seamstress and a member of First Nazarene Church. Survivors include 
her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Williams of Farmersville; 
daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie and George Dempster of Grand Prairie, 
Judy and Bo White, Herman and Diana Holmes, and Linda and Johnny Bradley, 
all of Kilgore. Mrs. Holmes deeply loved her 14 grandchildren and 13 
great-grandchildren. Other survivors include, her sister, Rose Bonner 
of Grandbury; and brother, Howard E. Bell Jr. of Fort Worth. Donations 
can be made to First Nazarene Church of Kilgore, Hospice of East Texas, 
or Pine Tree Home Health. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. today, October 1, 
2006, at the funeral home. Please leave online condolences at 
www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/1/2006.