Berna Dean Holmes Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 18, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Berna Dean Holmes (Pontiac, Michigan). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Berna Dean Holmes or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her husband Nelson Roosevelt Holmes; her grandchildren, James Craig Anderson, II, Adrian Holmes and Fantishva Holmes; her parents, E. J. Simmons and Clementene Bullock; her siblings, Ada Mae Pittman and Johnny Simmons; her nephew Christopher Bernard Simmons; and her sisters-in-law, Mary Simmons and Alice Faye Simmons.
She is survived by: her daughters, Priscilla Obie (Dwain), Persunnya Holmes (Neal) and Mathilde Holmes; her grandchildren, Deontye, Dominique and Breonnah Holmes; her great grandchildren, Javontea Anderson, Jada Holmes, Jamira Holmes, Adrianna Holmes and Jaelyn Mclough-Anderson; and her siblings, Sylvester Simmons and Bishop Robert Simmons (Jean). She is also survived by other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 27th 2025 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home (268 North Perry St, Pontiac, MI 48342). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 28th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the same location.