Alma Dean Harris-Holmes

Alma Harris-Holmes, 61, returned to her heavenly home on November 20, 2016 after a valiant battle with long on and off illnesses, eventually succumbing to Sepsis. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace.

Alma was born to the late Albert Richard Sr. and surviving Neola Richard., in Tallulah, LA on October 23, 1953.(A birth date which she also shared which her father) They moved to Las Vegas, NV just before she was the age of 5, according to Alma. She was immersed in the Christian community and that would be her lifelong purpose from an early age. She was a very devoted Christian and a very proud Dean of Christian Education. She graduated from Rancho High School in 1973, in which she was a very proud alumnus. She loved and worked as a CCSD bus driver for 25 years in which she retired October 2014.

Alma was blessed with a large and loving family. She married her best friend Derrick Holmes, on June 14, 1997.They stayed together for 31 years before God took her home. Alma raised her two children and eight grandchildren with patience, discipline and humility. From the very beginning, she dedicated her children to God and encouraged them to explore the beauty of the gospels.

Alma was an educator at heart. She was kind and soft-spoken, but a true advocator for things that she believed in. She will be tremendously missed by her loved ones, who celebrate the fact that she is at peace with her creator.

Alma is survived by her husband, Derrick; her mother Neola Richard; her son Eric Curtis Sr.; her daughter Ratasha Harris; her grandchildren Destiny Harris, O’mya Curtis, Erica Curtis, Arien Beamon, Ean Curtis, Ethan Curtis and D’ior Harris, and future great grandchild Princess Alma Dean Harris, all of Las Vegas. She also leaves behind 3 brothers Ronnie, Albert Jr. and Nate Richard; and sister Lora Richard. She had a host of nieces and nephews that she loved dearly. She is preceded in death by her father Albert Richard Sr. and grandson Eric Curtis Jr.

Alma will be buried at the Palm Downtown Mortuary at 2:30 p.m. on December 2, 2016. Reverend Alphonse McLeod will officiate the service. The family gratefully appreciates prayers and condolences.

Arrangements under the direction of Palm Downtown Mortuary, Las Vegas, NV.