Jan Maria Holmes Holley passed away on the Lord’s day, Sunday, December 4, 2022. The family will receive friends at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens Friday, December 9, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Graveside services will begin at 12 p.m.
She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Tom Holley; three children: Kimberly Holley Soper (Brent), Kerri Holley Dewett (Ted), and Matthew Thomas Holley (Dena); nine grandchildren: Kaylan Glass (Michael), Hannah Kalmbach (Shawn), Lydia Ruth Holley, Olivia Grace Martinez, Jared Brent Soper II, Lindy Kay Holley, Taylor Elyse Dewett, Kamryn Renee Dewett, and Lily Anna Holley; three great-grandchildren: Eli Patrick Kalmbach, Tucker Brent Kalmbach, and Michael John Glass III; three sisters: Karen Holmes, Sandy Lancaster (George), Terry Gillison (Danny); two brothers, Norman Holmes (Leigh Ann) and Ricky Holmes (Hollie); as well as other loving family and friends.
Jan is preceded in death by her mother, Glenn Jewel McDonald Holmes, her father, Norman Troy Holmes, and her brother Mark Edward Holmes.
She grew up in Clay. She resided in Tupelo, Mississippi. Jan loved the Lord and was very loved by anyone who knew her. She lived for God, her husband, and her family. Her favorite place was the beach, and she loved scrapbooking and decorating. She collected memories of every kind of friends and family and treasured them all. Jan was the reflection of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.