Barbara Ann Giroux Holmes Farley, age 82, of Newton, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Trinity Ridge in Hickory. Barbara was born on September 27,1937, in Essex County, NY, the daughter of the late Clement Giroux and Isabelle Dennett Giroux.
Barbara was a proud veteran of the Women’s Army Corps. She moved from NY to NC in 1959 to raise her family and although she loved the south she always remained a Yankee at heart. She was a proud Green Bay Packer fan and loved Jeopardy. Barbara was an avid reader and crocheter. She was a loving mother and took that job very seriously.
In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Holmes, father of her children, and second husband, Jerry Farley; brothers, David, Fred and Bill.
She is survived by her sons, Bob Holmes of Lenoir, Bill Holmes (Lynn) of Morganton, Joe Holmes (Nan) of Conover; daughters,Vickie Holmes of Newton, Beverly Lowe (Nelson) of Maiden, Martha Holmes of Hildebran, uncle, Walt S. Dennett of South Dakota.
Source Citation: Drum Funeral Home ~ Conover, NC
Barbara was a proud veteran of the Women’s Army Corps. She moved from NY to NC in 1959 to raise her family and although she loved the south she always remained a Yankee at heart. She was a proud Green Bay Packer fan and loved Jeopardy. Barbara was an avid reader and crocheter. She was a loving mother and took that job very seriously.
In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Holmes, father of her children, and second husband, Jerry Farley; brothers, David, Fred and Bill.
She is survived by her sons, Bob Holmes of Lenoir, Bill Holmes (Lynn) of Morganton, Joe Holmes (Nan) of Conover; daughters,Vickie Holmes of Newton, Beverly Lowe (Nelson) of Maiden, Martha Holmes of Hildebran, uncle, Walt S. Dennett of South Dakota.
Source Citation: Drum Funeral Home ~ Conover, NC
Barbara Ann Giroux Holmes Farley, age 82, of Newton, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Trinity Ridge in Hickory. Barbara was born on September 27,1937, in Essex County, NY, the daughter of the late Clement Giroux and Isabelle Dennett Giroux.
Barbara was a proud veteran of the Women’s Army Corps. She moved from NY to NC in 1959 to raise her family and although she loved the south she always remained a Yankee at heart. She was a proud Green Bay Packer fan and loved Jeopardy. Barbara was an avid reader and crocheter. She was a loving mother and took that job very seriously.
In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Holmes, father of her children, and second husband, Jerry Farley; brothers, David, Fred and Bill.
She is survived by her sons, Bob Holmes of Lenoir, Bill Holmes (Lynn) of Morganton, Joe Holmes (Nan) of Conover; daughters,Vickie Holmes of Newton, Beverly Lowe (Nelson) of Maiden, Martha Holmes of Hildebran, uncle, Walt S. Dennett of South Dakota.
Source Citation: Drum Funeral Home ~ Conover, NC
Barbara was a proud veteran of the Women’s Army Corps. She moved from NY to NC in 1959 to raise her family and although she loved the south she always remained a Yankee at heart. She was a proud Green Bay Packer fan and loved Jeopardy. Barbara was an avid reader and crocheter. She was a loving mother and took that job very seriously.
In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Holmes, father of her children, and second husband, Jerry Farley; brothers, David, Fred and Bill.
She is survived by her sons, Bob Holmes of Lenoir, Bill Holmes (Lynn) of Morganton, Joe Holmes (Nan) of Conover; daughters,Vickie Holmes of Newton, Beverly Lowe (Nelson) of Maiden, Martha Holmes of Hildebran, uncle, Walt S. Dennett of South Dakota.
Source Citation: Drum Funeral Home ~ Conover, NC
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