Tommie Bell Holden, of Lake City, passed away June 19, 2005 at her home. She was born at Monette and lived in the surrounding area all her life. Her life was dedicated to raising her family, helping her husband farm, running a grocery store in the Popular Ridge Community and selling Avon in her later years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake City.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Holden; her parents, Bryan and Mary Powell; one brother, Noble L. Powell and two special sisters-in-law, Arlena Powell and Madge Powell.

She is survived by four sons and their wives, Jerry and Blanche Holden of Lake City; Garry and Shirley Holden of Lake City, Larry and Tommye Jean Holden of Trumann and Dennis and Pam Holden of Monette; one daughter and her husband, Polly and Don Owens of Carawa; twelve grandchildren, Theresa Roberts, Jerry Holden, Scott Holden, Randall Holden, Todd Holden, Tony Holden, Richard Holden, Bart Holden, Melissa Huey, Debbie Wicker, Cortney Woodard and Chuck Owens, 24 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and two brothers, O.T. Powell of Amarillo, Tex. and Bill and Cleda Powell of Blytheville.

Funeral services were Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Emerson's Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at Memorial Park in Jonesboro with Bill Passmore and Bob Russell officiating.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Randal Holden, Todd Holden, Richard Holden, Tony Holden, Jerry Holden, Scott Holden, Bart Holden, Chuck Owens and great-grandsons, Will Holden, and Jerry L. Holden, II. Honorary pallbearers were Lonnie Armstrong, Jerry Crigler, Vernon Dowless, Marie Terrell, Louise McFarlin and Charles Terrell.