Murlin Ray Holman Obituary (1936 - 2015)

\ Murlin Ray Holman, 78, of Versailles, KY formerly of Madisonville, KY passed away, January 2, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY. \ \ Mr. Holman was born September 4, 1936 in Drakesboro, KY to the late Bruce Holman and Rena Scarbrough Holman. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Frances Juanita Rawlins Holman; one brother, Earl Holman and numerous half brothers and sisters. \ \ Mr. Holman is survived by one daughter, Anita Lorraine Holman (Robert) Ford of Phillipsburg, NJ; two sons, Murlin Dwayne (Janet) Holman of Versailles, KY and Steven Dale Holman of Muscogee Co., GA; two sisters, Dorothy Meeks of Griffin, GA and Louise Meeks of Evansville, IN; three grandchildren, Rebecca Kimberly Crutcher of Paducah, KY, Lauren Alexandra (Taylor) Perkins of Lexington, KY and Alec Benjamin Holman of Versailles and one great grandchild, Isabelle Mckenzie Crutcher of Paducah. \ \ Funeral services and visitation will be private at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Nation officiating. Burial will follow in the Rawlins Cemetery in Pembroke, KY. Out of town family members may call the funeral home for service times. \ \ The family including brother-in-law Paul Powell will serve as the pallbearers. \ \ Memorial contributions may be made to the Z.T. Rawlins Cemetery Fund c/o Tim Rawlins 695 Quisenberry Rd. Hopkinsville, KY 42240. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \ \