Robert D. Holmes Sr.

ROUND PRAIRIE, Idaho — Robert Darral Holmes Sr., 79, passed away at his Round Prairie area home north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on Dec. 15, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with interment following in the Grandview Cemetery. Robert was born on June 6, 1928, in Newton to Archibald Franklin and Helen LaVay (Lockhart) Holmes. He joined the U.S. Navy full time and reservist and served from 1945 through 1951 and was a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal and the Korean Service Medal. He was discharged as a Ships Serviceman 2nd Class. Upon discharge he worked as a police officer for the Newton Police Force for three years.