Histories

Newspaper Date : 12/2/1987 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper : Review
Description : Death of Edwin N. Holmes on 12/24/1987; burial in Mt. Joy 12/30/1987.
Transcription : Edwin N. Holmes Funeral services were held Monday, November 30, 1987, for Edwin N. Holmes, 78, of Harrisville, who died November 24 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Holmes was born September 13, 1909, in Harrisville where he lived all of his life. He was a Mason and a member of United Methodist Church, Harrisville. His first wife, Florence, preceded him in death April 8, 1972. Surviving are his wife, Jeannette; three daughters, Helen Holmes of Ann Arbor, Dorothy Masich of East Tawas and Myrtle Gilgallon of Clinton; a son, George, of Alpena; a step-son, Bill Conklin of Westland; a step-daughter, Kay Morley of Livonia; several grandchildren; three brothers, Herbert and Kenneth of Harrisville, and Riby of Fowlerville; and a sister, Ida McGregor of Holt. The Rev. William Stone officiated at the services held at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln. Burial was in Mt. Joy Cemetery, Haynes Township.