LELIA C. HOLMES


ZEBULON - Lelia C. Holmes, 94, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her home in Raleigh. Funeral services were Sunday, July 18 at Zebulon Baptist Church in Zebulon, with the Rev. L. Jack Glasgow Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.

She was born in Warren County to John W. and Nannie Flemming Carroll. She was a member of Zebulon Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney F. Holmes Sr.

Surviving: sons, Sidney Holmes Jr. (Linda) of Cary and W. Timothy Holmes of Raleigh; sister, Carrie Young of Columbia, S.C.; many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Zebulon Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 366, Zebulon, NC 27597.

Arrangements by L. Harold Poole Funeral Service & Crematory, Knightdale.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.poolefuneral.com under Obituaries.