Herman Holmes passed away on April 26, 2022 at age 82. The Funeral Service, conducted by Brother Danny Sellars and Brother Lanny Thomas, is 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN. Interment in Wilson County Memorial will follow the service. Pallbearers: Dewayne Holmes, Ryan Smith, Chris Fondren, Kenneth Harris, Jacob McEntire, and Danny Thigpen. Honorary Pallbearers: Chris VanHook, Mike Harris, Raymond Brooks, Mark Harp, and Wendell Huffman. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home on Thursday 2-8 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m.
Herman Aster Holmes was born in Riddleton TN to Georgia Estelle Dixon Holmes and Simon Casper Holmes. He was a man of many talents but specialized in plumbing and electricity. He was a member of the Church of God. Herman loved camping, fishing, and golfing, spending time in the mountains and the beach, and being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, He is survived by children: Regina (Matt) Smith, Teresa (Ronnie) VanHook, Cindy (Barry) McEntire, Susan Potter, and Phillip (Denise) Holmes; grandchildren: Christopher VanHook, Crystal Fondren, Dewayne Holmes, Valarie Potter, Sarah Potter, Andrew McEntire, Jacob McEntire, Hope McPeak, C.J. Orrand, Dylan Hunsberger, and Ryan Smith; siblings: Betty Whited, Estelle (Jimmy D.) Harp, Nancy (Robbie) Harp, Mary (Albert) Colwell, Judy (Jimmy) Lynch, Nora (Jeff) Parker, and Linda (Norman) Webb; 7 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend: Mary Cozart. He is preceded in death by wife Sarah Jeanette Holmes, parents Georgie and Casper Holmes, sisters Ruth McClure, Mamie Marie McMahon, Sadie Irene Holmes, Sue Baines, and brothers Sammy, Herbert Juvy, James Darrell, and Mack Howard Holmes. Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.
