Joseph K. Holmes

Joseph Kevin Holmes entered into eternal life on Sept. 21. Joe was born on Jan. 15, 1952, to Bert and Rosemary Holmes in his beloved hometown of Winamac.

Joe graduated from Winamac High School in 1970 where he fondly remembered helping his basketball team win their sectional championship in his senior year. Joe went on to attend Indiana State University. During his time there, he enjoyed intramural sports and a multitude of other activities with his Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers. Joe was naturally athletic and very competitive. Although he didn’t raise his dream basketball team in his kids, he enjoyed living out his glory days with his grandkids. Joe enjoyed seeing people laugh and used his sarcastic sense of humor to get a smile out of anyone he talked to. A well-respected man of God and a prayer warrior for his family and friends, Joe expressed often that he was “blessed and highly favored.”

Joe is survived by his loving wife Marcia; sister Pamela [Pat] Patrick; brother-in-law Randy [Cindy] King; children: Jeanne [Nick] Foster, Kyle Wilson, Jennifer [Brian] Chance and Joni [Ivan] Balicky; nieces and nephew; and grandchildren: Noah Wilson, Brooklyn Foster, Jasmine Foster, Gabriel Wilson, Braedyn Foster, Olivia Balicky, Peyton Harris, Lucas Balicky, Kenzie Foster, Eli Harris, Kameron Foster, Abel Wilson, Thaddeus Wilson, Kaylie Balicky and Claire Balicky. 

Preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law Ronnie and Silva Holmes; his father and mother-in-law Edsel and Nell King; and brother-in-law Jeffrey King.

A time of visitation will begin at 10 a.m. (EST) followed by a 12 p.m. (EST) celebration of life service will be held at Winamac Nazarene Church on Saturday, Sept. 28, Rev. Paul Commons, Officiant.

Palmer Funeral Home- Guisinger Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.  Online condolences may be offered to the Holmes Family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

(Pulaski County Journal — Sept. 25, 2024)