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Home > Alumni > Alumni Society > Death Notices > 2016 > DECEMBER 2016 > HOLMES, GEORGE R., Ph.D., Class of 1961

HOLMES, GEORGE R., Ph.D., Class of 1961

Date: Dec 12, 2016

HOLMES, GEORGE R., Ph.D., Class of 1961, Irmo, South Carolina on December 12. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1529 Assembly Street (803-779-0036) at 10am on Friday, December 16, 2016, with a reception to follow in the Bernadin Center, adjacent to St. Peter's Church. The rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Dunbar Funeral Home, 3926 Devine Street (803-771-7990), with visitation following until 8:00 p.m. Private burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Peter's Catholic School Scholarship Fund Program, 1529 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201 or the charity of your choosing. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.

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