Martha Prowell Holmes, 71, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents Louise Nobles Prowell and William Winston Prowell. She is survived by her daughter Ryland Holmes Fowler and her husband Mark; grandson Jack Allen Peveto; as well as her son John Barksdale Holmes III, his wife Emily; and grandsons, William Turner Holmes, Samuel Thomas Holmes and James Bennett Holmes. She will be greatly missed not only by her family, but also by her many friends. Martha grew up in the Mississippi Delta and is a graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She later attended University of Houston and earned a degree in Interior Decoration, which was her life-long passion.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, October 19 at 2 pm at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home located at 13102 North Freeway, Houston, Texas 77060. Donations may be made to Santa Maria Hostel, a substance abuse treatment facility for women and their children that empowers participants to lead healthy, successful, productive and self-fulfilling lives www.santamariahostel.org and to Communities in Schools, which empowers students with mental health issues to stay in school and achieve in life www.cishouston.org.