Marilyn Herndon Holmes
July 28, 1926 — October 11, 2011
Biography
Mrs. Marilyn Elizabeth Ayer Herndon Holmes, 85, of 5733 Hunters Chapel Road, entered into her eternal rest on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Holmes was first married to the late H.W. "Stud" Herndon and is the wife of Wilbur Blanton Holmes.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Friday, October 14, 2011 at Spring Branch Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The visitation will be held Friday afternoon from 1 pm until the hour of service at the church.
Mrs. Holmes was born July 28, 1926 in Ehrhardt, SC and was a daughter of the late Hartwell Malone Ayer and Lena Zissette Ayer. She was a former secretary for General Telephone. She was a member of the Spring Branch Baptist Church, where she was a member of the WMU. She was an EFNEP Assistant with Clemson Extension and was a member of the 4-H Club, having went to Chicago.
Surviving are: her husband, Wilbur Blanton Homes of Bamberg; son, Henry "Hot Rod" Herndon and his wife Shannon of Bamberg; and 2 grandchildren, Clint and Carey Herndon. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Linell Ayer and Arcnel Ayer; and two sisters, Irene Foley and Cloe Hicks.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made in her memory to Spring Branch Baptist Church WMU.
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME, EHRHARDT-BAMBERG CHAPEL, 2515 Lowcountry Highway, Ehrhardt; 803.267.1971; www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.