Myrtle "Red" Holmes

HOLMES, Mrs. Myrtle J. "Dear" "Red" - passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 29, 2011 at her residence. Family hour 11:00AM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, 69 S. Astor St., with homegoing service commencing at 12 Noon. Pastor Keyon S. Payton, Eulogist. Pastor Al J. Terrell, Host Pastor. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11AM Saturday. Mrs. Holmes will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from Noon-8PM Friday. Myrtle "Dear" Cowart-Holmes was born May 28th in Columbia, Mississippi to Arzo and Addie Cowart. She was the 9th child of thirteen children to this union. Myrtle Holmes was baptized at Bethlehem Church in Kokomo, Mississippi at an early age. Myrtle graduated from Pine Grove High School Darbun, Mississippi. She later moved to New Orleans, LA; where she was employed for some time. Myrtle moved to Houston, Texas, where she met and Married Zeb (Sonny) Holmes. She later united with her family in Michigan in 1970. Myrtle was employed for the Pontiac School District, later the Pontiac Silverdome for Burns Security for the term of ten years. Her whole life was her family and being a host to her family and friends. Myrtle loved shopping and cooking for her family and friends. She was loved by all who knew and met her, she was a fun loving and very caring person. She never met anyone she didn’t like. Myrtle first love was (CHRIST). Myrtle left this life very peacefully at home. She leaves to cherish her memory: four girls, Whynsie "Jody", Valerie, Phyllis and Michelle Holmes; special sons, Phillip Hobby and Ronnie Grant; grandchildren, David (Latasha) Griffin of California, Tamika Griffin, Lecresha Wright, Shalanda Taylor, Tanya Taylor, Chelsea Holmes, Chad Holmes and Javante Holmes all of Pontiac, MI; one great grandchild, Gabbriella Madison Griffin of CA; two surviving sisters, Mae Francis Payton and Arzola Bishop; sister-in-law, Rose Cowart of Toledo, OH; brothers-in-law, Percy Payton and Herman Bishop of Pontiac, MI; two great aunts, Clemntine Williams of New Orleans, LA and Selma Causey of Pontiac, MI; special niece, Carla "Dee Dee" Bishop; and a host of special nieces, nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Holmes was preceded in death by her husband, Zeb (Sonny) Holmes; sons, Zeb Jr. and Nathanial Holmes; siblings, Goldia Jefferson, Eloise Rodgers, Charlene Benjamin, Joenell Hill, N. C. Cowart, W. C. Cowart, John L. Cowart, Crawford Cowart, Devon Cowart and Sherman Cowart. .