Obit: Viola Roberson Hoss Holmes, Caddo Par., Louisiana
Submitted by: G. T. Kellogg, Jr.
Date: Sep. 1998


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Viola Roberson Hoss Holmes, Maternal Grandmother, Caddo Parish
Reproduced from the Shreveport Times, Page 6A - April 22, 1969

Mrs. Viola Holmes

A tragic accident has claimed the life of the dean of the Caddo School Board,
Mrs. Viola Holmes.  She has died, but her contributions to public education
live on.
At the age or 76 years or age, Mrs. Holmes had served on the School Board 29
years.  She was an able representative of the people of District "B" and knew
almost every one of her constituents in Gilliam, Belcher, Dixie, Rodessa, Ida,
Mira and her hometown of Hosston.
Mrs. Holmes was respected by her colleagues on the School Board, especially
for her efficiency.  She was always keenly aware of the school system's
problems and particularly the problems of her district.  She was always up to
date on the school board's policies.
It was indicative of her profound interest in public education that in her
first 24 years on the School Board she missed only four meetings.  She was en
route to a school board meeting last Wednesday when she was fatally injured.
A compassionate woman, Mrs. Holmes took special pride in the educational
progress of the underprivileged.  As she noted in announcing for re-election
in 1965:  "I am proud to have had a part in our very fine school construction
program in the parish.  Twenty-four years ago, we have (sic) over 80 small
one- and two-room wood frame Negro schools, but today we have consolidated
these into six large new brick schools with a full program of education in
each."
Mrs. Holmes will be missed.  The Times joins her many friend in extending our
condolences to her family.

Note: Parent's  Obituaries (J. J. Roberson and Helen May Roberson) On File In
Bossier Parish