Wilson Offie Holmes III, Norcross, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Northside Hospital Gwinnett at Duluth. He was 74. He was born in Greenwood, S.C. He was preceded in death by his parents, Offie Holmes Jr and Estelle Wiley (family name) Holmes.
Offie was married to Martha Gilbert Holmes of Duluth for 49 years, who survives, as do two sons, Daniel Gilbert Holmes of Norcross and John Travis Reynolds of Canton and one granddaughter, Taylor Reynolds, Milton, Fla..
After graduating from Southwest Dekalb High School, Offie attended Reinhardt College in Waleska. He was in real estate, and later worked for and retired from Complete Auto Transit. After that he was an independent owner/operator for several years. He was a member of the Georgia National Guard for six years.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 11a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church Youth Center at 400 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross, Ga. Instead of flowers, if you choose, please make a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or you can make a donation online.
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