Services for Mr. Roy Quinn Holmes Sr., of Florence are 11:00 am Saturday, September 4, 2021,
at Riverwood Family, located in Brookhaven, MS, with visitation from 9:00 until time of the service
with burial at Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery, in Lawrence County.
Mr. Roy Quinn Holmes, 80 went to be with his Lord on September 1, 2021, at his residence.
He was born on March 29, 1941, to the late Shirley Quinn Holmes and Nettie Holmes.
Mr. Holmes was an avid fisherman, as he referred to as “perch jerking”, he loved motorcycles,
old cars and tractors and was a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan.
Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Marvin Holmes, and two half-sisters and one-half brother.
Those left to cherish his memory are his former wife, S. Elaine Holmes; son, Roy Q. Holmes, Jr.,
and wife Suzanne of Brandon, MS.; daughter, Rolanda Lang of Pearl, MS.; one granddaughter,
Brittany Ellzey and husband, Keegan, of Brandon, MS.
He is also survived by partner-friend, Deborah McGowan of Richland, and former son-in-law, Tim Lang.
He will be missed by all that loved and knew him.
