LaVerne Holmes

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- LaVerne Holmes, 74, of Marble Hill died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Aug. 6, 1930, at Hornersville, Mo., daughter of Charles F. and Lucy V. Gilliam Anderson. She and Don "Pig" Holmes were married April 16, 1955, in Hernando, Miss.

Holmes was a 1950 graduate of Marmaduke High School in Marmaduke, Ark. She retired from Paramount Hat Co., and was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Donnie Holmes of Puxico; a daughter, Lisa Gowen of Glenallen, Mo.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo., from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Bill Sargent and James Johns officiating. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance.