Etta Elizabeth Qualls Holmes
February 10, 1924 - November 13, 2006

Mrs. Etta Elizabeth Holmes was born Sunday, February 10th the daughter of the late Earnest and Mattie Sue Glover Qualls. Mrs. Holmes died Monday, November 13th, at Skill Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 82. She was born in Brookland, Ark., and had lived in the Central community near Harrisburg all her life. She was a housewife and member of the County Line Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by two sons, Bobby Wayne and Johnnie Ray Holmes; three sisters; two brothers and her parents. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James Chester Holmes of the home; 11 children, James Donald Holmes and Kathy Dickens of Trumann, Janie Little and Mai Snow of Jonesboro, Rickey Holmes of Bono, Glen Holmes, Tommy Holmes and Sheila Armstrong of Harrisburg, Larry Holmes and Mark Holmes of Pensacola, Fla., and Ronnie Holmes of Piggott. 5 sisters, Elouise Wilson and Patsy Stalnaker of Harrisburg, Ernestine Lowery of Montrose, Mich., Maxine Wilson of St. Louis, Mo., and Carolyn Davis of Vicksburg, Miss.; 4 brothers, Frank Qualls and Thomas Qualls of Harrisburg, Charles Qualls of Fisher and Arthur Qualls of Batesville, Miss.; 26 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 15th at 1:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, with Mark Weston officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ark. Pallbearers will be Chris Holmes, Dan Holmes, Arnold Miller, James Hooker, Justin Jones and Charlie Goad. Honorary pallbearers will be Doug Winningham, Jackie Winningham, Odell Everhart, J.F. Winningham, Jason Harris, Gary Don Holmes, Adam Holmes, Joshua Holmes, Brandon Holmes, Jeremy Holmes, Taylor Holmes and Ryan Miller. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home. Online guest book at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.