William (Bill) Fred Holmes

by | May. 20, 2018 |

April 6, 1932 - May 17, 2018   Bill Holmes, 86, went to tell Saint Peter some stories on May 17, 2018.   Bill was born April 6, 1932 to Willie Kate Holford Holmes and Fred Holmes. Bill  grew up in Garland, was a charter member of Boy Scout Troop 57 and...

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Reading Grandpa Will’s words

by | Jul. 9, 2017 |

Cousins Roger Poore and Sue Holmes Watkins recently spent an afternoon gazing on their grandfather's words, penned more than 100 years ago. Will A. Holford, editor and proprietor of the Garland News in the early part of the last century, was looked to by Garlandites...

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