Lillie Bell Holmes, of Kokomo, Mississippi, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born in Waynesboro, Mississippi to Daniel and Idelle McRae as one of 12 children. A longtime resident of Marion County, Miss Lillie worked at West Marion County High School for 38 years where she drove a bus and cooked in the cafeteria. She loved baseball and was active playing on various softball teams until she was 65 years old. She spent countless hours watching professional baseball and kept a record of all of the stats on all of the teams and players. You did not have to be around her very long before you knew that her favorite team is the Yankees and her favorite player is Derek Jeter. Miss Lillie was devoted to her family and enjoyed the time spent with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings; her husband, Harold Holmes; two daughters, Donna Holmes Roach and Tammy Holmes; and a grandson, Joel Baxter Holmes. Miss Lillie is survived by two daughters, Ramona Conerly and Judy Lumsden; two sons, Sonny Holmes and Bobby (Terri) Holmes; 15 grandchildren, Thomas McDaniel, Britney Stampley, Maggie Conerly, Deana Bates, Bryan Conerly, Lisa Fortner, Drew Holmes, Daniel Holmes, Derrick Holmes, Dillon Holmes, Teagan Holmes McRae, Brandon Holmes, Amanda Hale, Hailee Holmes, and Lee Morgan; 33 great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. There will be a visitation from 5:00pm until 9:00pm on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Antioch Baptist Church in Foxworth, Mississippi. The funeral service, officiated by Reverend Willie Martin, will be at the church on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 1:00pm. Burial will follow in the church cemetery assisted by Justin Bates, Zach Bates, Jason Beach, Stacy Reagan, Philip Cox and Dawson Bates serving as pallbearers.
