JV (tteUbtntion af Jitit 
of 
Reverend Elizabeth E. Holmes 
Tuesday, June 15, 1993 - 4:00 P.M. 
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH 
2357 Mt. Auburn Avenue 
Augusta, Georgia 
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The Reverend Charles E. Smith, Officiating 
The Obituary 
The Reverend Elizabeth E. Holmes 
April 3, 1912 June 10, 1993 
The Reverend Elizabeth E. Holmes was born to the parents of Mr. 
and Mrs. Ruffin (Nannie) Johnson on April 3, 1912, Chatham County, 
Goldston, North Carolina. 
It was early in life that she was converted. She entered into holy 
matrimony with the late Reverend George W. Holmes on April 16, 
1938. 
Reverend Holmes, A Minister of the People, served all area 
churches. Although she was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist 
Church, she regularly attended the following churches: Cumming 
Grove, Elim, Greater Mt. Canaan, and Rock of Ages. 
To have known Reverend Holmes was to know one wholetall that was 
within her Praise His Holy Name!  Her prayes were fervent, and her 
testimonies were earnest. She was spiritually motivated, and 
frequently gave personal testimonies that demonstrated Gods 
goodness, and her love for Him. 
She was a joy to be around, humorous, and an inspiration to many. 
Certainly, she has touched numerous lives, and her legacy will remain 
for years to come. 
Reverend Holmes leaves to cherish her fend memories, two loving and 
devoted sisters, Mrs. Cladie Johnson and Mrs. Grace Lineberry; one 
nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah (Sheila Jones) Lineberry, 
Charleston, West Virginia; two god-children, Mrs. Joyce A. Murray 
and Mrs. Angela Sheppard, Augusta, Georgia; other nieces, cousins, 
relatives and many loving friends, too numerous to name. 
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Servant of God Well Done, Rest from thy loved employ; 
The battle is fought, the victory won, Enter thy Masters joy. 
]. MONTGOMERY 
Order Of Service 
PRESIDING ..................... Reverend H.B. Bady, Pastor 
Cumming Grove Baptist Church 
PROCESSIONAL.................................... Organist 
Thy Way O Lord, Not Mine 
HYMN ........................................... No. 429 
When We All Get To Heaven 
SCRIPTURE 
Old Testament .........Reverend Clarene Moore, Pastor 
' Good Shepherd Baptist Church 
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New Testament.......... Reverend Jerome Anderson, Pastor 
Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church 
PRAYER .................... Reverend Nathaniel Irvin, Pastor 
Old Storm Branch Baptist Church 
POETIC TRIBUTE ............. Reverend Diane Askew, Pastor 
Rock of Ages C.M.E. Church 
HYMN ........................................... No. 512 
We Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder 
REFLECTIONS ................... Reverend Essie M. McIntyre 
Friend, and President of the Women Ministers Council 
Reverend Inez Smith 
Friend, and Vice President of the Women Ministers Council 
SOLO ............................. Mr. Hawthorne Welcher 
His Eye Is On The Sparrow 
EULOGY ..................... Reverend Charles E. Smith, Pastor 
Elim Baptist Church 
RECESSIONAL ....................... .1. ....rAton Dvorak 
Going Home 
Pallbearers 
CUMMING GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH 
Dea. Palmer Bostic 
Dea. John Nickerson 
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH 
Dea. Melvin Thornton 
Dea. Quincy McKie 
GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST CHURCH 
Dea. James Johnson 
Dea. Winfred Brooks 
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Honorary Pallbearers 
SENIOR MISSIONARY SOCIETIES 
of 
Cumming Grove Baptist Church 
Elim Baptist Church 
Good Shepherd Baptist Church 
Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church 
Rock of Ages Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 
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Floral Bearers 
Ushers 
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Acknowledgements 
The family acknowledges, with deep appreciation, the prayers, 
comforting messages, and other expressions of love and kindness shown 
during this time of bereavement. 
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Services Entrusted To 
DENTS UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT