11/11/2026
Joyce “Sally” Crump Holmes, 81, of Joaquin, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Carthage.
Funeral service will be held at 11am, Friday, November 13, 2026, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation beginning at 10am. Bro. Haagon Lister will officiate. Interment will follow at Sholar Cemetery in Joaquin.
Pallbearers will be Cole Gray, Wyatt Hairgrove, Triston Hairgrove, Abram Hairgrove, Tate Obregon, Maddox Hutchins, and Kain Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be Dane Whiddon, Charles Rutherford, and Roger Rutherford.
Born September 9, 1945, in the Logan Community of Panola County, Sally is the daughter of Clarence Bernard Rutherford and Fettie Vashtie Adams Rutherford. She was an avid reader, an excellent seamstress, and she also enjoyed hunting. Sally was a self-taught interior designer, and if you live in or around Shelby County, she likely hung your wallpaper. Sally was a member of R. B. Levy chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Word of Faith Outreach Ministries.
She is survived by:
Husband, Tommy Joe Holmes of Carthage
Daughters:
Cristi and husband Jinx Hutchins of Joaquin
Carrie and husband Anthony Obregon of Joaquin
Ginny and husband Craig Collins of Carthage
Son, Kenneth Holmes and wife Stacy of Tenaha
Grandchildren:
Carolyn and husband James Haynes
Cole Gray and wife Candace
Wyatt Hairgrove and wife Taylor
Triston Hairgrove and wife Loren
Abram Hairgrove and wife Lindsey
Tate Obregon
Lexi and husband Kain Yates
Holly and husband Reid Nichols
Haley Smith
Sierra Bergeron
Clara Collins
Cooper Collins and wife Amy
J.J. Ackerman and wife Megan
Ginny and husband Craig Collins
Abigail Homes
Numerous great-grandchildren
Sister, Ruth Ann Rutherford of Marshall
Sisters-in-law:
Pat Crump of Joaquin
Nancy Rutherford of Marshall
Preceded in death by husband, Roy Manning Crump Sr.; son, Roy Manning Crump Jr.; parents, Clarence Bernard Rutherford and Fettie Vashtie Adams Rutherford; brothers, Jay Rutherford, Farrell Rutherford, Daniel Rutherford, Carl Rutherford, and Hugh Rutherford; and sisters, Willa Dean McMillan and Peggy Gorman.
A special thank you to Panola Nursing and Rehabilitation and HeartsWay Hospice for their compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sholar Cemetery Fund.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfh.com.
