Sleep on sweet Emma, sleep on take your rest, we will meet again someday in that glorious house of peace, till we meet, till we meet, till we meet at Jesus’ feet. Bob, Diane, Wesley Ray, Sherman Brown and Chester. Nieces, Nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and friends.

Emma Jean Holmes Sartin was born on May 23, 1958, to the union of Henrietta Dillon Holmes and Arthur Quinn Holmes Sr. in Bogalusa. Emma was a soldier at “Jesus’ feet” and accepted Christ at a very early age, being baptized at Sweet Beulah Baptist Church in Bogalusa, under the Rev. M.K. Duncan, where she loved Sunday School. At a later age she joined Second Baptist Church in Bogalusa, under the leadership of Dr. Rev. James Cyrus.

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, while at the “feet of Jesus,” Emma’s work was done. The voice said “work is done, come on home rest, and be with Jesus.”

Emma leaves to cherish her sweet memory: two sisters, Barbara (Steve) Nelson of Bogalusa, and Diane Holmes of Rochester, N.Y.; one brother, Wesley Ray Lewis; members of Sweet Beulah Baptist Church, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and Second Baptist Church families; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives, and friends; special aunt, Sherman Brown of Chicago, Ill.; and also Melvin “Chester” Abram of 21 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henrietta Dillon Holmes and Arthur Quinn Holmes Sr.; one brother, Arthur Quinn Holmes Jr.; and one sister, Juanita Williams.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend Funeral Services on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m. at Brown-McGehee Funeral Home, located at 610 Ave. F in Bogalusa. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, beginning at 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., with a wake service from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., at Brown-McGehee Funeral Home. Visitation will resume on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 8 a.m. until service time. The Rev. Charley B. Perkins Jr. will be officiating the services.

Interment will immediately follow at Bogalusa Cemetery.