Betty R Holmes' Obituary
BETTY RUTH SISCO HOLMES OF MEMPHIS, TN PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2021 AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEMPHIS AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. SHE IS PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS, CLIFTON & SYLVIA SISCO OF MIDDLETON, TN & 4 SIBLINGS: JOHNNY SISCO; GLADA BURKEENS; ANN BISHOP; & SAM SISCO.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SPOUSE OF 57 YEARS, JERRY H. HOLMES OF MEMPHIS; SON DAVID HOLMES OF NASHVILLE; SON ROBERT HOLMES OF SENATOBIA, MS; & SON JUSTIN HOLMES OF SENATOBIA, MS; 2 GRANDCHILDREN, SARAH & SUZY HOLMES OF SENATOBIA, MS; & A BROTHER LARRY SISCO OF MIDDLETON, TN.
BETTY WAS A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, & SISTER WITH A KIND & GENTLE DEMEANOR. AFTER GRADUATING FROM BOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1962, BETTY RELOCATED TO MEMPHIS AND BEGAN A 7 YEAR CAREER WITH BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. SOON AFTER, SHE MET HER SPOUSE, JERRY H. HOLMES, & WAS MARRIED IN 1963 IN MEMPHIS. LATER IN LIFE, SHE PROVIDED IN-HOME PRIVATE CHILD CARE AND WAS EMPLOYED BY SEESEEL’S / SCHNUCKS, INC. FOR 10 YEARS. BETTY WAS A CHRISTIAN AND A MEMBER OF GRACEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH.
BETTY’S PRIDE & JOY WERE HER (3) SONS: DAVID, ROBERT, & JUSTIN. THEY WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HER AS THEIR MOM. SHE ALSO LOVED CHILDREN, OFTEN ASSISTING IN THE CHURCH NURSURY & BABYSITTING FOR FRIENDS. SHE LOVED COOKING & BAKING, ESPECIALLY CAKES, CANDIES, TREATS, SPEGHETTI, POT ROAST, & MEXICAN CASEROLE. EVERYONE ENJOYED HER FOOD & COMPANY & SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING & EXCITED TO TRADE RECIPES WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS.
AS A TESTAMENT TO HER STRENGTH, BETTY SURVIVED BREAST CANCER TWICE IN 1992 & 2010. SHE MANAGED & IMPROVED HER DIABETES & CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT COMPLAINT FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS. TO SAY SHE WAS A “FIGHTER” IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. SHE WAS A CHAMPION & SHE EMBODIED STRENGTH, COURAGE, COMPASSION, KINDNESS, & RESILENCY COMBINED WITH A WARM & CARING SPIRIT. SHE WAS A LONG-TERM SUPPORTER OF ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL & A HUGE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES FAN.
THANK YOU BETTY FOR BEING A PART OF OUR LIVES & JOURNEY ON THIS EARTH…. OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A VOID YOU ONCE FILLED. WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOU CLOSE IN OUR HEARTS WITH MEMORIES WE WILL CHERISH FOREVER. GOD HAS YOU IN HIS CARE NOW. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN ONE DAY. UNTIL THEN, MAY YOU ALWAYS & FOREVER REST IN PEACE.
** DEATH LEAVES A HEARTACHE NO ONE CAN HEAL, BUT LOVES LEAVES A MEMORY NO ONE CAN STEAL.
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