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Willie Mae
(Yancey) Holmes
Willie Mae Yancey Holmes passed away on March 11, 2008. She was the daughter
of Lucille Glaze and Willie Jacob Yancey, and the grand daughter of Luther
Marion Glaze
A copy of the obituary and death notice is provided below:
Willie Mae (Yancey) Holmes, 1944 –
2008, of Gilbert, AZ and Stone Mountain,
GA peacefully passed away on March 11, 2008 after a courageous 10-year
battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her husband, Charles Wexton
Holmes (Major, USMC, Retired) along with her daughters, Wynne and Wydale
Holmes, her son-in-law Dean Van Gorp and granddaughter Cooper Grace Van Gorp.
She was a loving inspiration to her sister, brothers, cousins, and many dear
friends.
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Services:
Friday, March 14, 2008
Visitation 4 PM
Services 6 PM
Lakeshore Mortuary Chapel
1815 South Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 480-838-5639
Memorial Contributions:
In lieu of
flowers, the family has established a memorial and appreciates support for
Ovarian Cancer research at TGen. Please indicate your gift in honor of Mrs.
Willie Mae Holmes to TGen Foundation, One Arizona Center, 400 E. Van Buren
Street, Suite 850, Phoenix, AZ 85004,
www.helptgen.org
Willie Mae (Yancey) Holmes, 1944 – 2008, of
Gilbert, AZ and Stone Mountain, GA peacefully passed away on March 11, 2008
after a courageous and remarkable 10-year battle with ovarian cancer.
Willie Holmes was a wife who faithfully helped her husband Charlie through a
long and wonderful military career in the United States Marine Corps. She
ensured that the “home front” was always being taken care of as she raised
their two daughters, Wynne and Wydale. Willie enjoyed travel, cooking, golf
and being a hostess to friends and family. She always enjoyed meeting new
friends (everyone she met was soon a friend!) and faced the many challenges
with her humor and southern charm that had originated in Stone Mountain,
Georgia.
Miss Willie, (as she was fondly called), was diagnosed with ovarian cancer
in 1998 when she found a small lump in her neck. She always went through the
years of chemotherapy with a wonderful outlook that she would be cured. In
order to help find a cure and to lend hope that others might be helped,
Willie also participated in several drug trial treatments. Willie enjoyed
her bible study groups and found much support from her unwavering friends,
doctors and especially, her nurses, who could be such a bright spot in her
treatment and give needed personal comfort during difficult times. Her
family and many dear friends will truly miss her.
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