Obituary of Ersie Holmes

Avoca Ersie Holmes, 92, of Avoca, IN, died at 7:05 am on Monday, January 03, 2011 at Westview Manor Nursing and Rehab. Center in Bedford after a brief stay. Born October 17, 1918 in Casey Co., KY, she was the daughter of Samuel and Emily (Cobb) Sproles. She married Carl Holmes in May 1938 in Oolitic and he preceded her in death in 1988. She was a graduate of Oolitic Hight School with the class of 1938. She retired from General Motors in 1983 and was a member of the Avoca Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Carl Dean Holmes and wife, Carolyn and Gary Holmes and wife, Jeannie all of Avoca; one daughter, Sharon Deckard and husband, Phillip of Guthrie; five grandsons, Terry Holmes and wife, Denise of Mitchell, David Holmes and wife, Crystal, Jeff Holmes and wife, Angel all of Avoca, Trent Holmes and wife, Carrie of Bedford, and Carey Deckard and wife, Janelle of Guthrie; Two granddaughters, Jamie Day and husband, Tim of Fayetteville and Nancy Reed of Buddha; eleven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and caregivers, Judy Hamilton of Oolitic and Karen Wright of Buddha. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter, Janice Elaine Holmes (in infancy in 1939); one son, Layne Holmes in 1973; four brothers, James, Sam, William and Henry Sproles; four sisters, Marie Davidson, Pearl Moore, Ollie Hicks and Irene Mynatt; one great grandchild, Alora Reed (in infancy). Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 6th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Kyle Witmer and Tim Day officiating. Burial will follow in the Dishman Cemetery in Greene Co. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 5th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.