HOLMES, Albert D., Jr. 79,a resident of Wetumpka, AL, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Funeral services will be held Friday, April1 6, 2010 at 2:00 pm from Ellison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Anthony Counts officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hebron West Baptist-Davis Cemetery with Ellison Funeral Home directing. Mr. Holmes is survived by his loving wife of fifty-seven years Evelyn Holmes, Wetumpka, AL; one son, Ricky Holmes, Eclectic, AL; three daughters, Cindy (Jeff) Schwab, Tallassee, AL, Kathy (Steve) Fannin,Tallassee, AL, Patti Phillips, Wetumpka, AL; one sister, Bebe Dowe, Montgomery, AL; two granddaughters, Faith Brock and Brittany Phillips; seven grandsons, Keith and Jeremy Jones, Joshua and Kristopher Holmes, Michael, Justin and Matt Fannin, eight great-grandchildren, one daughter-in-law, Brenda Holmes. Active pallbearers will be the grandsons. Visitation will be Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 6 pm until 8 pm at Ellison Funeral Home. Mr. Holmes owned and operated Al Holmes Taxidermy and Wildlife Museum for the past forty years. He also served as past president of The National and State Taxidermy Association. Please visit www.ellisonfuneralhome.com for onlinecondolences.
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Funeral Home: ELLISON DOZIER FUNERAL
Publication Date: 04/15/2010