Catherine Holmes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

CATHERINE HOLMES (affectionately known as “Mickey”) daughter of the late Lula and James McGowan was born on April 9, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. Catherine was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System. She was employed at Granada Nursing Home and later retired from Caton manor Nursing Home in 1995. Catherine brought love to everyone she met. She was a devoted loving, wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, She brought joy and happiness to her family and friends. Her bright smile and her heartfelt hugs were always a given, and one thing for sure, you would never leave her home hungry. Let us not forget a party wasn't a party without her dancing to “Step in the name of Love” by R. Kelly. Catherine was also a devoted Christian, and as a young lady she attended first Apostolic Faith Church in Baltimore City along with her mother and sisters who were members as well later in life Catherine became a member of Transformation Church of Jesus Christ where she worshiped until departing this life. Catherine was preceded in death by her mother and father; son, Gary M. Holmes Sr.; her siblings, William (Mary), James (Carrie), Joseph, Haywood (Adele), Charles McGowan, and Maxine Venable. Catherine leaves to cherish her memory; her husband, Carroll Holmes; her children, Carroll A. Holmes (Patricia), and Carolyn Holmes; grandchildren, Tamara Mack (Kevin), Candice Wise, Gary M. Holmes, Jr. (Destiny), and Tony Holmes; six great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren; sisters, Mattie McGowan and Lillian Wilson (Henry preceded in death); bonus grandchildren, Tracy Allen, Kevin Harris, and Donte' Stokes; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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Catherine Holmes

April 9, 1941 - February 22, 2021