Gladys Holmes Blackmon Obituary
In loving memory of Gladys Holmes Blackmon of Benson, North Carolina, born in Four Oaks, North Carolina, who departed this world on August 10, 2024 at the age of 97. Gladys Holmes leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Gladys Holmes may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Sutton Holmes and Annie Geneva Rose Holmes; her husband Carl F. Blackmon; her son Gary Douglas Blackmon; her granddaughter Pamela Bland; and her great grandchildren, Lucas Jackson, Aaron Bland and Sofia Murphy.
She is survived by: her children, Frank Blackmon (Pat) of Oak Island, NC and Sharon (Floyd Strickland) of Benson; and her daughter-in-law Debbie Blackmon of Four Oaks.
