Patria May Holmes of Garland, Texas passed away May 30, 2023 at the age of 76. She was born to Guy Walter and Eddie Ree (Smith) Jackson on March 10, 1947 in McKinney, Texas.
Patria graduated from E.S. Doty High School in McKinney in 1965 where she was a band member and played drums. She received an Associate’s degree from Prairie View College in Nursing. On December 27, 1966 she married Homer Holmes in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Patria was a member of First Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas until she moved to Garland, Texas where she became a member of North Garland Missionary Baptist Church. Patria worked at Texas Instruments, L.C. Industries, and Honeywell for 40 years until she retired. She enjoyed bowling, sewing, gardening, traveling, home décor and crossword puzzles.
Patria is survived by her daughter, LaHomer L.Holmes and husband, Anthony of Nolanville, Texas; brother, Homer Jackson and wife, Pat of DeSoto, Texas; sister, Daisy Hart and husband, Kenneth of Rowlett, Texas; brother, Danny J. Jackson of Garland, Texas; grandchildren, Anton, Racquel, Andre, and Makalia.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Eddie Jackson; spouse, Homer Holmes; and siblings, Callie Faye Bollin, Walter “Big Jack” Jackson, Eddie “Ham Bone” Jackson, and Sharon Gail Duckett.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Patria’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/patria-may-holmes. The family will receive guests for a visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Interment will be held at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery at a later date.