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Earnest Holmes Obituary
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for Earnest Holmes
28 Entries
Harry Simpson
January 17, 2018
Godspeed Earnest, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
lisa lathan
January 28, 2008
to the family iam very sorry for your lost of mr earnest lholmes he will surely be missed i will keep you guys in my pray love lisa lathan
TAMI TARVER
January 27, 2008
May the Lord wrap his loving arms around you and hold you tight. It was a very nice pleasure to have known you and share the love of the Lord with you. You will be missed dearly. When we meet again I will see you on that 50 yard line and you will always be the "steel curtain". God Bless you and will be missed.
neta graham-garner
January 26, 2008
my prayer going out to family at there time of grief.
Mary Franklin
January 26, 2008
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
We love you Patricia.
Love,
The Franklin Family
(Mary, Lovie, and Sweet Pea)
Dick Smith
January 24, 2008
I never knew Ernie but I grew up in Newton and lived away from there for the last 35 years. But I was proud to know Ernie was not only a great athlete but also a person who wanted to help those who needed help in my old hometown.
Carolyn Smith Davis
January 24, 2008
My heartfelt sympathy to the Holmes family. I knew "Fats", as we lovingly called, as a young girl growing up in Newton, and my brother, Charley Sylvester, and Ernie were very good friends. Charley passed from leukemia in August of 1999 at the age of 48, but he would always tell me when he had paid "Fats" Holmes a visit, even during his struggle with leukemia. I remember the times his father, Mr. Buddy, would come over to Newton to do work across the road from us (Manuel Sylvester's home) and "Fats" and his brother Robert would be with him. We spent many moments chatting and "Fats" and Charley would go off into the woods with BB guns or shoot marbles. I have not seen "Fats" since my high school years at old Kerr High School, but I knew some of his family well, and I closely followed his football career, especially after marrying a man from Pittsburgh. I was always proud of him, and according to what I have read recently, he made the community of Newton, Jasper and surrounding areas proud. May God comfort the Holmes family in this time or sadness.
Gloria F. Sylvester Kyle
January 23, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Tom Finn
January 23, 2008
I just learned of Ernie Holmes' death. It's a sad day for Ernie's family and for the Steeler Nation. Let it be known that for two or three seasons, Ernie Holmes was in a class by himself. Yes, Joe Greene and other members of the Steel Curtain may have played longer and earned their just due, but for a short time there, no one was tougher and no one hit harder than Ernie Holmes. As a little boy, I can remember accompanying my father to Steeler training camp. We had VIP access, so I got as close to the action as I dared. I'll never forget watching LC, Joe, Dwight and the rest of them hit the tackling sleds. Ernie didn't just hit the sled lower and harder, he hit it so much harder that he made the others look bad. I'll never forget that. It wasn't even close. If they play football in Ernie's heaven, then his opposition will know they've landed in hell.
U. C. King Jr.
January 23, 2008
Thanks for all the fun memories while I was growing up and the friendship. May god be with the family during this trying time.
Isaac Traylor
January 23, 2008
To the Holmes Family may GOD be with you all in your time of need. Keep looking to the hills. Trust in GOD. Your Kinfolk I.D. Traylor & Family
rachel mccarter
January 23, 2008
i will keep you in my prayers and remember a family that prays together stays together
ANGELA AND JOE COLLINS
January 23, 2008
ILL BE KEEPING YOUR FAMILY IN MY PRAYERS
joanne bean and family
January 23, 2008
YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
sharetta bennet and family
January 23, 2008
may god bless the holmes family
HENNINGTON GIRLS
January 23, 2008
OUR FAMILY WILL BE PRAYING FOR THE HOLMES FAMILY IN THEIR LOST, AND NOW HE IS RESTING EASY.
Willie Gulley
January 23, 2008
We grew up together and shared lots of memories during High School 1967. May the Lord bless you family in the days to come.
PENNY MCCARTER
January 23, 2008
MAY GO BLESS YOU ALL AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU. YOU WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANN HENNINGTON
January 23, 2008
MAY GOD BLESS THE HOLMES FAMILY IN THEIR LOST, WE WILL MISS YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Linda Gilbert-Gulley
January 23, 2008
I remember our 1967 Prom Night, Ernie. May the Lord have Mercy on your soul.
Angiela Smith
January 23, 2008
Praying for you during this trying time.
George Shirley
January 23, 2008
See you down the road. It was a pleasure having known you.
MARSHALL BRANTLEY
January 23, 2008
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Johnny Jeans
January 23, 2008
Ernie,you will be greatly missed
Edward/Gwendolyn Carter
January 23, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Butch,Bertha & Shawn Parker
January 23, 2008
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Sister Wilhelmina Brown(Lacy Temple Cathedral C.O.G.I.C]
January 23, 2008
God is your refuge and your strength a very present help in the time of trouble. Sister
linda williams
January 22, 2008
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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