Betty Louise Holmes

February 24, 1932 - February 11, 2020

Betty Louise Tabor Holmes, 87, a native of Crockett, Texas and resident of Arlington, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at a local hospital. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E Main Street, Grand Prairie, TX, 75050. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church, 2101 S Davis Dr, Arlington, TX, 76013. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2019 at DFW National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Betty L. Holmes was born on February 24, 1932, the oldest of 6 children born to the late Walter Lee Tabor and the late Allee Heinsley in Crockett, Texas. As a young lady, she would move to Mexia, Texas, and would begin a long career as a telephone operator. Always with a pleasant voice and disposition, she would initially work for Southwestern Bell, ending her career with AT& T. In 1993, she would become the wife of Joseph Wayne Holmes and live in Arlington for the rest of her life. Survivors: husband, Joseph Wayne Holmes; children, Larry Jackson, Eric Jackson and his spouse Patricia, Linda Dameron and her spouse James; grandchildren, Cristina, Adam, Caitlin; great-grandchildren, Eli, Collin, Karter, Kaysen and Jaxon; Also by siblings, Juanita Reaves, Pat Poovey and Dan Tabor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Mark Jackson; sister, Dorothy Whitener; brother, Bill Tabor.