Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Friday, September 16, 1955

OSCAR L. HOLMES

COLUMBIA, Sept. 16 (Special) -- Oscar L. Holmes, 77, of Olla, passed away early Thursday morning after a lengthy illness.

Funeral services was [sic were] held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Urania Baptist Church.

Interment followed at the Beech Creek cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Leslie Bynog, of Tullos, and Mrs. Roy Blake, of Olla; two sons, Grady Holmes and W. C. Holmes, both of Tullos; one brother, Walter Holmes, of Epps; one half-brother, John Sills, of Crowville; four sisters, Mrs. Charlie Cassells, of Rosedale, Mrs. Ed Purdy, of Jonesboro, Mrs. Henry Morrow, of Tullos, and Mrs. C. L. Pitman, of Epps; one half-sister, Mrs. Nelly McVay of Enterprise; 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.