OBIT: Florence E. (HILDABRAND) HOLMES, 1965, native of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ FLORENCE E. HOLMES Mrs. Florence Edna Holmes, of Hollywood, Florida, formerly of Tyrone, died Saturday at the home of Mrs. Jane Francis, a daughter, in Hollywood, after an extended illness. She was born October 3, 1894 at Elizabeth Furnace, the daughter of Robert S. and Margaret (Burkholder) Hildabrand. She was married to William Holmes. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Eleanor Redmond, Detroit; Mrs. Jane Francis, Hollywood, Florida; Mrs. Margaret Anderson, Duluth, Minnesota; also, five grandchildren and eight grand children; the following brothers and sisters: Clair E. Hildabrand, Bellwood; Mrs. Dora Stonebraker, Dale Hildabrand, Mrs. Margaret Briggs and Mrs. Thelma Eckert, all of Tyrone and Robert of State College. She was a member of the Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Church. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the Johnson Funeral Home in charge of Rev. J. Byron Bishop. Burial will be in Charlotteville Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Tyrone Daily Herald, November 25, 1965