Dewey Wayne Holmes, son of the late William Henry Holmes and Cordie Lovelace Holmes, was born November 23, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri and departed this life June 7, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 79 years.

Mr. Holmes worked as a lineman for SEMO Electric. He was a member of the United States Navy and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter.

On September 23, 1965, in Sikeston Missouri, he was united in marriage to Carlois Mays. Mrs. Holmes survives of their home in Bloomfield.

Along with his wife, he is survived by his son, Dewey Holmes II of Bloomfield, Missouri; by his daughter, Tabatha (Butch) Gamache of Gulf Shores, Alabama; by his brother Donald Holmes of Sikeston, Missouri; by six grandchildren; and by sixteen great grandchildren.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Katelyn Lang Gamache, by four brothers, and by two sisters.

A graveside service will be conducted on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, in Bloomfield, Missouri, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Lonny Mittag officiating.

Memorial Donations may be made to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 500522, St. Louis, Missouri 63150; and to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38101.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.