Deacon Richard Junior Holman quietly entered eternal rest, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 in Farmville, Virginia. He was born March 23, 1951 in Buckingham County, Virginia to Oscar and Mamie Harris Holman.

He was educated in the Buckingham County Public School System. At an early age, he was baptized and joined Ridgeway Baptist Church in Dillwyn. In later years, after his marriage to Sylvia Eanes, he became a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Farmville.

Deacon Holman wore many hats at Zion Hill Baptist Church. He served on the Usher Board and Trustee Board and went on to be ordained as a Deacon at Zion Hill. As he continued his service in the church, he became Chairman of the Deacon Board. Deacon Holman was a faithful worker and always desired to be the first one present for church services, church meetings, Sunday School and Bible Study. He was an outdoor person as well. He loved to show his garden harvest, which he freely shared with the community. In addition to gardening, another of his favorite hobbies was fishing.He was employed by The Virginia State Department of Forestry, and in 2017, he retired after forty four years of service.

Deacon Holman was preceded in death by: his parents; his brother, John Holman and his sister, Lucille Holman.

He leaves to cherish loving memories: his loving wife of 37 years, Sylvia Holman; two daughters, Marinda Ayres (Jackie) and Tawanda Holman (Preston); one bonus son, Vashion Hartwell (Kimberly); four sisters, Anna Richardson, Ethel Logan (Willie), Mildred Holman and Adrianne Holman; two brothers, Michael Holman (Priscilla) and James Holman (Josephine); six grandchildren, Treyvon Ayres, Kiman Hartwell, Jakiera Ayres, Nicholas Hartwell, Lakya Brown and Tamaiya Holman; three great grandchildren, Ausar Ayres, Jahari Ayres and Ayden Hartwell and a host of sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.