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 John Holmes Sr.
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[December
03, 2007]
MOUNT PULASKI -- John R. Holmes Sr.,
77, of Mount Pulaski died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at 6:37 a.m. at
Vonderlieth Living Center.
His funeral will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. |
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Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery at a
later date. Mr. Holmes was owner and operator of
Holmes Garage in Mount Pulaski as a mechanic.
He was a member of the Phoenix Fire Department
from 1956 to 1988 and served as chief. He started
the Mount Pulaski Ambulance Service in 1973 and was
the first EMT.
He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean
War and served in the Illinois Air National Guard.
He was born Jan. 9, 1930, in rural Chestnut to
Earl E. and Helen G. Kinder Holmes. He married
Luetta Ruth Uppole in Chestnut on July 5, 1953. She
preceded him in death Dec. 27, 2006.
He is survived by four sons, John R. (and Laurie)
Holmes Jr. of Lawton, Okla., Gregory L. (and Tammy)
Holmes of Mount Pulaski, Michael E. Holmes of
Homewood and Darren (and Tammy) Holmes of Billings,
Mont.; two sisters, Norma (and Stan) Snyder of
Chestnut and Mable (and Wayne) Wilham of Mount
Pulaski; eight grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and
two brothers. |
He was a member of the Chestnut United Methodist
Church, was a Boy Scout leader for many years and
was vice president of Heritage In Flight at the
Logan County Airport.
He was a Mount Pulaski alderman from 1999 to
2007.
He was a Courier Man of the Month.
Memorials may be made to the Phoenix Fire
Department.
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