Remembering Bobby Holmes (1920 - 2014 )
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Bobby Holmes was Kiwanis President during 1967. Programs that year included a conversation with Sen. Herman Talmadge in Washington via telephone, a film about the then-new Atlanta Falcons, and a talk by West Georgia College President James Boyd on ways academic extension promoted economic growth. The big fund-raiser that year was Radio Day which brought in $1,700 through ad sales. Sponsoring a Teen Club was the main service activity. The Club also donated $200 toward pre-Bowl midget football, supported Dairy Day and the Fat Stock Show, and collected old magazines for the Peace Corps to distribute. The Club made Sen. Lamar Plunkett an honorary member. Those small steps nearly a half-century ago helped to build the Carrollton Kiwanis Club into what it is today.
After the war, Mr. Holmes continued the tradition started by his father as the owner and operator of the Dodge dealership in Carrollton for 52 years.
Mr. Holmes enjoyed leadership roles for many years in the Jaycees, and Kiwanis club as well as the PTA. He was also a beloved lifelong member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday school director for many years. A devoted father and family man Mr. Holmes always supported his four children in their education and extracurricular activities. He was an avid sports fan who closely followed the Atlanta Braves but always reserved his true passion for the Carrollton Trojans.
Mr. Holmes was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Katheryn Lancaster Holmes and later Helen Crawford Holmes.
Survivors include: Three sons, Robert Glenn Holmes, Steven Lee Holmes both of Carrollton, Bryan Merrell Holmes of Jonesboro and a daughter Susan Holmes Hall of Memphis Tennessee.
Seven grandchildren, Michael Holmes, Lindsey Holmes McKenna, Brett Edmonds, Katie Holmes Bennett, Merrell Holmes, Maggie Holmes, Rachel Holmes and two great grandchildren Brady McKenna and Herrington Holmes.
The Holmes family will receive guests at the Almon Funeral Home on Saturday February, 8th between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 PM. A celebration of Mr. Holmes life will be held at the First Baptist Church in Carrollton, Sunday, February 9th at 3:00 PM with Pastor Steve Davis officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Carrollton City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to Open Hands Ministry, P.O. Box 1818, Carrollton, GA 30112.
Messages of condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.almonfuneralhome.com
Almon Funeral Home of Carrollton has charge of arrangements.