Mary Jewel Holmes

Mary Jewel Holmes, 100, of Amarillo and formerly of Pampa, passed away April 5, 2018 in Amarillo.

Services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with Rev. Byron Williamson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Pampa, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Holmes was born August 19, 1917 in Erin, Tennessee to Biddie and Claiborne Averitt. She married Rufus D. “Bud” Holmes on September 30, 1946 in Erin. They lived a short time in Oakland, California but soon moved to the Texas panhandle, living in White Deer and Kellerville before moving to Pampa in 1955. They later moved to Amarillo in 2014.

Jewel was a checker for Ideal Food Stores in Pampa, retiring in 1982. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church and was active in various church groups.

Survivors include a son, Randy Holmes and wife Susan of Mt. Kisco, New York; a grandson, Alex Holmes of Brooklyn, New York; and a granddaughter, Lindsay Holmes of New York, New York.

Jewel was preceded in death by a daughter, Elaine Holmes in 1976; and her husband, Bud Holmes, on August 8, 2017.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, PO Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621; or a charity of choice.