This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Holmes, Dobie, Duggins, Ireland, Crawley, Goad Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4313/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HAMPTONVILLE - Mr. George M. Holmes, 80, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born June 20, 1929 in Mt. Airy, NC to the late John William Holmes and Thelma Elizabeth Dobie. George Holmes was educated in the public schools of Mt. Airy and Washington, D.C. He graduated from Appalachian State University, where he played football under Coach Duggins. Later George coached at West Yadkin High School; became President and Co-owner of W.N. Ireland Insurance Agency; and was a North Carolina State Representative for 32 years. While serving as a State Representative, he was a staunch advocate for Appalachian State University, and was "the catalyst" in securing funding for the convocation center which bears his name. He always championed educational and technological causes. George was extremely proud to represent Yadkin County as part of his district. George is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara Ireland Holmes; a ! daughter, Jennifer Holmes Crawley and husband, Sid Crawley of Kansas City, KS; three granddaughters, Amanda Crawley of Kansas City, KS; Jennifer Crawley, Megan Crawley, both of Ann Arbor, MI; a sister, Ronella Holmes Goad, and the late D.C. Goad, of Mt. Airy, NC; and three brothers, William Holmes, and wife, Helen of Cape Coral, FL, Jim Holmes and wife, Sue, of Pleasantville, New York, Dobie Holmes, and wife, Mary Francis of Silver Spring, MD. His Funeral Service and Celebration of Life will be 3 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Flat Rock Baptist Church in Hamptonville with Dr. Charles J. Tomlin, officiating. Mr. Holmes will lie in-state 30 minutes prior to the Service. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of George M. Holmes and in honor of Dr. John Owen, to the Wake Forest University Baptist Me! dical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical Center Blvd., Winst on-Salem, NC 27157. The family would like to express their gratitude to the medical staff of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, as well as, Yadkin Medical Associates. Online condolences may be made to www.gentry funeralservice.com. Published in Winston-Salem Journal from January 1 to Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.