WINNIE DAVIS (WHEELER) (SMITH) HOLMES
Winnie Davis Wheeler Holmes, 88,
died May 15 at Forest Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Graveside services were Tuesday,
May 17, at Old Hamilton Cemetery with William Caldwell of Grapevine and
Robert Ross of Hamilton officiating.
Mrs. Holmes was born July 19,
1905 in Coryell county, the daughter of B. F. and Lou Ayers Wheeler.
After living for two years at the Methodist home in Waco, she was
adopted in 1915 by Tom and Annie Smith of Hamilton. She and Frank
Holmes were married June 18, 1921. He preceded her in death on May
18, 1980. She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Gloria Mae
Holmes, two sisters, and three children in infancy. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian church.
Survivors include a brother,
George T. "Buddy" Smith of Arlington; two nieces, Norene Walls
of San Antonio and Debbie Stifflemire of Hamilton; and two
sisters-in-law, Mildred Rotan of Fort Worth and Ruth Camp of Arkansas.
Also surviving are her long-time friend and caretaker, Emily
Cathey and the Cathey children and grandchildren, whom she considered
her own.
