Joseph H. Holmes, Washington Parish Louisiana Submitted by Beth Van Cleave Date: August 29, 2006 ** ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ** 07-29-1949 Funeral Today for J. H. Holmes Funeral services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. for Joseph H. Holmes, 50, brother of Mrs. R. E. Talley of Rio, and who was found dead at his home in New Orleans Wednesday. Death was due to a heart attack. The funeral will be at Palestine church at Rio with the Rev. W. H. Ross officiating. Interment will be in Palestine Cemetery with Poole Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Besides Mrs. Talley, other survivors are a widow of Gulfport, one daughter, Barbara Jo Holmes of Gulfport, and his mother Mrs. Mary Harris of Rio.