WALTER HOLMES
March 16, 1942–Aug. 5, 2018
Walter Daniel Holmes, 76, Seven Springs, died late Sunday evening surrounded by his family while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elda Coker Holmes; his two daughters, Belinda Parker and her husband, Kay, of Mount Olive and Julie Holmes of Seven Springs and her significant other, Tommy Kornegay of Albertson; and his four brothers, Harry “Bud” Holmes and his wife, Joyce, of Virginia, Keith Westbrook and his wife, Alice, of Mount Olive, Arnold Flowers and his wife, Gloria, of Seven Springs and Russell Teller and his wife, Donna, of New Jersey.
Walter is also survived by his two grandchildren, Nicole Willis and Brandon Parker, and two great-grandchildren, Taylor Theriac and Camden Willis.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents, Ben Oliver and Louise Garner Holmes, and a brother, Roy Holmes.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 10, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon from the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home. Pastor Otto Griffin and pastor Jason Watford will officiate the service, with burial following in Maplewood Cemetery, Mount Olive.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and at other times, at the home of Mrs. Elda Holmes, located on N.C. 55 West, Seven Springs.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534.
A Tyndall service.
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Published in Obituaries on August 7, 2018 8:05 AM