Imogene White Holmes

Funeral services for Mrs. Imogene White Holmes, 85, of Henderson will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in the chapel of First Baptist Church of Henderson with Dr. David Higgs officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Park Cemetery in Longview under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home.The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home.Mrs. Holmes passed from this life on March 3, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving children. She was born July 26, 1927 in Mt. Pleasant to the late Joseph Benjamin and Loy Raney White and has lived in Henderson over the last forty years. She began playing the piano at age seven and graduated from Mt. Pleasant Senior High School ranked third in her class. Imogene then attended Baylor University and received her Bachelor's degree in Music with a double major in piano and vocal public school music. While at Baylor, she was a member of Phi Beta Mu music fraternity. Imogene married Bill Holmes on May 1, 1953 and later received her Master's Degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. Mrs. Holmes was one of forty-six teachers in her family and taught music in seven schools across Texas which included Longview, Midland, Atlanta, and Henderson. Over her thirty-four year tenure in the Texas Public School System she had several sweepstakes choirs and many students that advanced to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin as well as the TMEA All-State Choir in San Antonio. Mrs. Holmes was a member of Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA), Texas Choral Director's Association (TCDA), and Kilgore Music Teacher's Association and served as pianist, organist, and soloist at several local churches. She played in the Kilgore Keyboard Orchestra as well as for her Sunday School class, and she sang in the choir at First Baptist Church in Henderson. Imogene formerly served as chairman of the Henderson Piano Guild and was Queen Mother of her Red Hat Society. She taught private piano and voice lessons and was a frequent judge for vocal, choral, and piano contests and festivals. Her hobbies included genealogy, computer, reading, walking, traveling, and her children and grandchildren, and she loved Blue Bell ice cream.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Holmes.Survivors include: daughters, Kathryn Rice and husband John, Nancy Cowan and husband John, and Linda Harrell and husband Mark; grandchildren, Brandy Hopper, Kristen Smith, Kaitlin Rice, Zach Rice, Lauren Harrell, and Kathleen Harrell; and great-grandchildren, Ciara Hopper, Eryka Hopper, and Mariya Hopper.Pallbearers are Chad Dean, Bob Baker, Aaron Barnes, Brandy Hopper, Zach Rice, and Ferrell Dorsey. Honorary pallbearer is Philip Hoffman.Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Henderson Music Dept., 207 W. Main St., Henderson, Tx 75652.Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Imogene White Holmes

July 26, 1927 - March 3, 2013