 Rex
A. Holmes December
3, 1943 August
5, 2010
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Remembering
Rex with Love...
Rex
A. Holmes, 66, Ephrata, died August 5, 2010, in Lancashire
Hall, Neffsville. Born
in
Hartford
,
CT
, a son of the late Max and Doris (Bishop) Holmes, he was
married to Sylvia (Ballou) Holmes for 40 years.
He trained harness horses for 25 years throughout the
east coast, worked for Princeton Nursery, Princeton, NJ, and
tended bar at Gouglersville Fire Company & the Elks Lodge
and American Legion of Ephrata.
Rex also worked for Brockie Pharmatech,
York
. He was a member
of Sons of the American Legion, New Holland; Adamstown VFW and
Ephrata AmVets. Rex
loved animals, especially his dog, Chyna, and cat, Jesse.
Also surviving is a son, David Holmes, companion of
Caroline Borden, Reading; daughters, Sharon (William) Lountris,
Reading
; and Tammy (Carl R.) Fiedler,
Cape May
,
NJ
; grandchildren, Brooke and Billy Rex; and sisters, Maryann,
Candy & Alice, all of CT.
He was predeceased by grandchildren, Rachel &
Bobby.
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