Obituary of Sarah Helen Holmes

Funeral services for Sarah Helen Holmes, age 81, of Wedowee will be held on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at 3:00 PM from Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Dana Chandler, Bro. Tony Whiddon, and Bro. Don Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00-2:30 PM on Sunday, February 15. Miss Holmes passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015, at her residence. Survivors include: two sisters, Ruth Margaret Kirby (husband, John) of Wedowee and Wilda Ann Harris (husband, George); sister-in-law, Yvonne Holmes of Wedowee; six nieces; five nephews; 18 great-nieces and nephews; ten great-great-nieces and nephews; and special loving caregivers, Beverly Shelnutt, Kelly Bass, Susan Traylor, and Amanda Hill. Pallbearers will be Miss Holmes’ nephews and great-nephews. A Randolph County native, Miss Holmes was born on September 13, 1933, the daughter of Joseph Onward and Irma Estelle Bailey Holmes. She was a member of West Broad Street Church of Christ and worked as a teller and the Bank of Wedowee. Miss Holmes was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Eleanor Luree Benefield; and one brother, Joseph Harold Holmes. The family is accepting flowers or, in lieu of flowers, donations to LifeChoice Hospice or the American Alzheimer’s Association.