Obituary of Margarett A Holmes

Margarett A. Holmes Newton Funeral Services for Margarett A. Holmes, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 20, 2015, at the Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday, February 19. Burial will be at the Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Margarett’s name have been designated to the Careage of Newton Activity Fund. Margarett A. Holmes, 93, the daughter of George Vernon and LaVina Margarett (Valentine) Wilcox, was born April 10, 1921, near Gan Valley, South Dakota. She had attended the Newton schools. On January 29, 1938, Margarett was united in marriage with Thomas Tucker Holmes in Newton. To this union four children were born, Thomas, Nancy, Patricia Jo and Rosillin. Margarett devoted her life to her family and friends, and was an active member of the Newton First Assembly of God Church. Margarett was called home Monday morning, February 16, 2015, at the Careage of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Thomas in July 1970; six brothers and four sisters. Margarett will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Those left to honor Margarett’s memory include her children: Thomas David (Carolyn) Holmes, Nancy Lee (Joe) Annee, Patricia Jo (Verle “Bud”) Summers and Rosillin Marie (Steve) Sell; her six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; her sisters: Gladys Eileen Ely and Tudy Wilcox-Ashby; her brothers: Gerald Wilcox and John Wilcox; and her many special friends.