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Kenneth Holmes
[May 08, 2012]
MOUNT PULASKI -- Kenneth M. Holmes, 82,
of Mount Pulaski, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at 9:52 p.m. at Memorial
Medical Center in Springfield.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Mt. Pulaski: Kenneth M. Holmes, 82, of Mt. Pulaski
died at 9:52 P.M. Sunday May 6th at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield.
Kenny was born on May 9, 1929 in Mt. Pulaski, IL to
Benjamin Franklin and Selma Grathwohl Holmes. He
married Reva Bristow on August 15, 1954 in Mt.
Pulaski. She preceded him in death on April 12,
2007.
He is survived by two sons, Marty Holmes of Lincoln
and Kevin (Tammy) Holmes of Bloomington, IL, one
daughter Karen M. Heaten of Farmersville, IL, one
brother Charles (Betty) Holmes of Mt. Pulaski, one
sister Dorothy (Richard) Palmer of Wentzville, MO,
and four granddaughters, Amy Fitzsimmons, Alexandria
Holmes, Samantha Holmes and Cecilia Holmes. He was
preceded in death by his wife, parents, one brother,
Bob Holmes, one sister, Mary Thompson and son in
law, Shane Heaton.
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Kenny was a self employed carpenter and brick layer
with Holmes Construction. He served in the United States
Army from January of 1951 to January of 1953 during the
Korean War where he received the Korean Service Medal with 3
Bronze Service Stars and the United Nations Service Medal.
He was a lifetime member of The Mt. Pulaski VFW Post #777
and he was a member of the American Legion Post #447 for 34
years.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday May
11, 2012 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt.
Pulaski with Mark Weber officiating. Visitation will be from
4:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Burial
will be at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt. Pulaski where full
military rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to
the VFW Post #777 or the American Legion Post #447.
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