Edith Tanae Holmes was born November 23, 1969 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Edith was the 1st child of Bernard Jones and Laura A. Collier. Edith Tanae Holmes was married to the love of her life from Albany New York, Sean Holmes
Edith attended St. Joseph Elementary and Middle school and Assumption High School. While at Assumption, she was active in Basket Ball and Theater. Edith later earned her Associates Degree from Belleville Community College and her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Edith was baptized as a teenage and accepted Christ while attending Deliverance Temple of Bellville, Illinois under the leadership of the late Pastor Lucious C Simmons (First Lady Mary Simmons). She Finished her service for Christ attending The House of Deliverance Church under the leadership of Pastor Eric Battle and First Lady Maria Battle. She served the people of Christ faithfully as a member of the church usher committee and as a choir member. Her dream was to one day praise dance for the Lord as she loved to Worship and praise Him in many ways.
Edith was employed by Bi-State Transportation at a young age until she retired.
Edith, affectionately known as TANAE, was very caring. Tanae loved to have fun, socialize, shop for bargains, give gifts to bring Joy to everyone she encountered. Tanae mostly loved being an aunt and a God parent. She would give the world to any child she encountered. Tanae was an excellent writer and loved poetry. She would make your heart burst with her ability to put words into an elegant prophetic Psalms.
Tanae was preceded in death by her parent Bernard Jones, her grandparents Levi and Edith Leake, Ernestine Floore, and her Uncle Clifford Williams (Uncle Scotty) God Sisters Melissa Wallace and Rhonda McGee, God Brother Keith Wallace.
To Cherish her memories Tanae leaves: Mother- Laura Collier, Father- Lee Arthur Wren, God Mother Cynthia Wallace, Aunts- Clara Williams, Winnifred (Doc) Conners, Patricia Leake, Gail Nicholson, Lannie Floore Dean, Marquita Floore Barnes, and Felicia Floore Wiliams, Siblings-Abel (Toinette) Muhammad, LaVeeda (Jermaine) Simmons, Robert (Mika) Collier, Anthony (Faith) Collier, Terrence (Cheryl) Anthony- North Carolina, Debra Cleveland, Ellen Wren, April (Mike) Tiller, Adrian (Shanell) Phipps, Jennifer Wren, Leigh (LeAndre) Douglas of Illinois, Anthony Wren of Minnesota, God Sister- Sheila Rhone , Cousins- Clifford (Sharifah) Williams-St. Louis, Missouri, DeMon (Jennifer) Williams- Miami Florida, Levi (Terryn) Leake, Nieces- Princess Simmons, Joi Simmons, God Niece- Cynthia Malone, Nephews- Kayshawn Holmes Micah Simmons, Adejuwon Simmons, Ayan Collier, and A Host Aunt, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends.
Visitation for Tanae will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 9:00 A.M.- 11:00 A.M. at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, IL. A funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation, at 11:00 A.M. Interment will be at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, IL.
The family requests the wearing of masks for the visitation and services.
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