Mrs. Carol Holmes Wolf

She was born in Houston to Carolyn Russell Holmes and the late Harry Holmes, Jr. on the 9th of January 1948. Carol attended River Oaks Elementary, Lanier Jr. High and Lamar Sr. High schools. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi when she attended the University of Texas in Austin. She received a degree in education from the University of Houston and went on to teach elementary school in the Spring Branch ISD. She was a member of the Junior League of Houston where she delighted audiences with her performances in the Children's Theatre. She was a life-long member of the River Oaks Country Club.

Carol and her late husband William Lynn Wolf, Sr. had two beloved children, William Lynn Wolf, Jr. and Delia Wolf Johnson.

Carol brought joy and laughter to all who were blessed to have known her. She enjoyed shopping with friends, traveling with sisters and decorating for the holidays, especially Halloween. Carol loved spending time at her ranch near La Grange with her family, friends and many pets. The greatest joys of her life were her seven grandsons. Despite her initial poor prognosis, she defied the odds and survived 12 years with two types of cancer so that she could enjoy the smiles of each of her boys. "Grammy" was pure sunshine in all of our lives.

Preceded in death by her father and husband, Carol is survived by her mother Carolyn Russell Holmes, her son William Lynn Wolf, Jr. and his wife Sonya of Katy, Texas and their sons Chase and Will Wolf, her daughter Delia Wolf Johnson and her husband Eric of Houston and their sons Holt, Vaughn, Reid, Townes and Beck Johnson, her siblings Ned Holmes, Judy Hutchison, Mary Thompson, Helen Maxson, all of Houston and Laura Gruy of Dallas. Carol was a loving relative to many in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews. Carol was "best friend" to so many.

The family wishes to acknowledge the compassionate care given by Dr. Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Dr. Nina Shah and Connie Jacobs of MD Anderson , Silverado Hospice and her private nurses Amy Robertson and LaDonna Williams.

Friends are cordially invited to gather with the family and share remembrances of Carol from five o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock in the evening on Thursday, the 5th of January, in the Grand Foyer of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.

The memorial service, in celebration of Carol's life, is to be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Friday, the 6th of January, in the Sanctuary of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer Road in Houston, where Dr. Tom Pace, Senior Pastor, is to officiate. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in the Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in memory of Carol Holmes Wolf may be directed to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P. O. Box 4486, Houston, TX, 77210; St. Luke's United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 22013, Houston, TX, 77227-2013; or to the International Myeloma Foundation, 12650 Riverside Dr., Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA, 91607.