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Joyce Holmes

1945 - 2025

Joyce Holmes obituary, 1945-2025, Magnet Cove, AR

BORN

1945

DIED

2025

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Regency Funeral Home - Malvern

1839 Pine Bluff Street

Malvern, Arkansas

Joyce Holmes Obituary

Joyce Holmes, 79, of Magnet Cove, passed away on December 18, 2025. Joyce was born on December 21, 1945, in Malvern, AR, to Joseph and Ceville Ross.
 Joyce is predeceased by her parents; two brothers, Gilbert Ross and J.W. Ross; two sisters, JoAnn Ross Miller and Jerry McLaughlin; one son, Ernie Holmes; and one grandson, T.W. Smith.
Joyce is survived by one son, TJ (Ginger) Holmes, Malvern, AR; two granddaughters: Jenna Holmes and Courtney Hall; one daughter-in-law, Susan Holmes; one brother, Jack (Mary) Ross; three great-grandchildren: Hayden, Brantley, and Raeleigh; several nieces and nephew, and a special cousin Mary Nugent, and two fur babies, Simon and Pickle.
Memorial Service will be held Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Magnet Cove Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. David Carroll officiating.
Arrangements are by Regency Funeral Home.  You may sign the guest book at regencyfuneralhome.com.
Special thanks to the staff of Encore Healthcare and Gentiva Hospice.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Malvern Daily Record from Dec. 23, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2026.

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