Funeral services for Willie Lee Holmes will be held on Monday, March 25th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Reed Culver Chapel with Pastor Robert Ketcher officiating. His visitation will be held on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Reed Culver Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at Barber Cemetery. Online condolences for his family may be left at www.reedculver.com.
Pallbearers for Willie include Chase Green, Robert Scott, Daniel McCarty, Greg Scraper, Eugene Scraper, Derrick Holmes. Honorary pallbearers are Junior Scraper, Alan Russell, Defobie Nofire, Charles Green and Jimmy Terrapin.
Willie Lee Holmes was born on Tuesday, April 9th, 1946 in Welling, OK, the son of Fogg Holmes Sr. and Hattie Holmes. He grew up with six brothers and three sisters, Joe Holmes, Mike Holmes, Charlie Holmes, Fogg Holmes Jr., Leon Holmes, Eda Scraper and Ida Scott, along with an infant sister, Patsy and infant brother that passed. He completed his primary education at Tenkiller School in 1959 and began his career mowing lawns, maintenance work, and construction throughout his community; helping all who knew him. When he was not working, he was enjoying his favorite pastime, rummy and spades with a very competitive spirit. He loved being outdoors where he could be found fishing or taking long nature walks enjoying the day. He didn’t take the littlest things for granted in his life like enjoying an early morning coffee or speaking Cherokee with his sister Eda. Later in life, his health started to fail and on March 20th, 2019 the Lord took this gentle soul to Heaven to be with his family.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Hattie Holmes, father, Fogg Holmes Sr. and six brothers, Joe Holmes, Mike Holmes, Charlie Holmes, Fogg Holmes, Leon Holmes and one infant brother and one infant sister, Patsy Holmes.
He is survived by his two sisters, Ida Scott of Tulsa, OK and Eda and Junior Scraper of Welling, OK and, as well as many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends and loved ones.
