Walter Wesley “Wally” Holmes

74 year old Walter Wesley “Wally” Holmes of Liberty died Wednesday at Centennial Medical Center. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a bus driver for entertainment. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Jerry Driver will officiate and burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Norene. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Holmes was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Pauline Wagner Holmes; a sister, Rose Mary McElroy; and a nephew, Daniel Warders. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Holmes of Liberty. Sisters, Sandra Meyers of Baxter, Myrtle Edge of Indiana, and Mary Ruth of Gallatin. Nieces, Kristie and husband Drew McCardell of California, Ellen Warders of Arizona, Teresa Sloat, and Jennifer Jones both of Watertown. Nephews, Jamie Meyers of Baxter and Steven Ray and wife Aleta Phillips of Wyoming. Great nieces and great nephew, Courtney and Emily McCardell and Matthew Phillips. Sister-in-law, Sharon and husband James Brazier of Liberty and brother-in-law, Bill and wife Chris Warders of Arizona. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.