HOWARD E. HOLMES

ANNISTON -- Howard Enoch "Pete" Holmes, 75, of Anniston, died Monday, April 13, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born Jan. 19, 1917, at Portageville, son of Frank A. and Victoria Bass Holmes. He and Gladys Smith were married May 30, 1942.

Holmes was a retired carpenter. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Holmes of Granite City, Ill., David Holmes of Hillsboro, Ill.; four daughters, Gladys Ullman of DuQuoin, Ill., Cherie Tatum of Wickliffe, Ky., Mildred Ballard of Charleston, Martha Reynolds of Anniston; three sisters, Annie Hicks of Chaffee, Ruby Byrd of Tennessee, Oza McCutchen of East Prairie; 13 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter and two brothers.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Johnnie Bell will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Military service will be conducted by personnel at Ft. Leonard Wood.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday.