Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Holmes, Leland Vincent November 6, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net December 2, 2012, 10:34 am The Urbana Daily Citizen Leland Vincent Holmes, 78, of Urbana, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, November 6, 2012. He was born June 23, 1934, near Cadiz, Ohio, the son of John Wendell and Frances Giffen Holmes. A graduate of Westville High School, he was a lifelong farmer in the Mad River Valley, west of Urbana, a kind and gentle man who will be missed for his broad smile and humorous comments. A member of the Westville United Methodist Church and the Knights of Pythias Magrew Lodge No. 433, he especially enjoyed helping with church dinners and attending Graham High School basketball games. Leland is survived by his faithful sister, Alta Kay Holmes of Urbana, and brother, Robert G. (Linda) Holmes of Florence, South Carolina; nieces, Tara (Barry) Dean and Alyssa Underwood of Florence, South Carolina, and nephew, Eric (Shannon) Holmes of Worthington, Ohio; and great-nieces and nephews Heidi, Aaron, Christopher and Elizabeth Dean and Charlie Holmes. Visitation will be at the Walter & Smith Funeral Home, 642 S. Main St., Urbana, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, with the funeral immediately following. Pastor Chuck Glover will officiate and burial will be at Oak Dale Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/h/holmes1483gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb