Frances Holman

October 2, 1926 - December 2, 2020

Frances T. Holman passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 2, 2020, at the Santa Marta Skilled Nursing Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was 94. She was born October 2, 1926, to Peter and Kathleen (Quinn) Martin in Elmo, Kansas, into a farm family of nine children. She graduated from Kipp High School in 1944, and within a few years moved to Topeka, where she spent the majority of her adult life. She worked as a Property and Supply Supervisor at the Topeka Air Force Depot, and bookkeeper in the family grocery store, Joe White’s IGA. In later years she was a Realtor in the Topeka area. Frances married Joseph White on May 10, 1952, in Salina and together they raised five children. Joe died on December 28, 1993. She married C. Leon Holman on November 7, 1997, and became step-mother to Leon’s only son. Leon died on November 3, 2000. Frances liked happy hours, travel and bridge, and was a loyal fan of both the Kansas City Chiefs and the KU basketball team. Her gin rummy skills were legendary. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, siblings Mary, Mike, Alice, Tom, Rob, Don and Gene, and her granddaughter, Shelley. Frances is survived by her children, Debbie White, Plano, Texas, Chris White, Topeka, Stephanie Coon and her husband Will, Lawrence, Don White and Delbert White and his wife, Joyce of Clinton, Indiana; step-son, Steve Holman, Spicewood, Texas; and brother, James Martin, Solomon, Kansas. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Sara, Allison and Emily Coon, Paul White, DJ and Samantha White and TC Isaacs, as well as several great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday, December 11, 2020, from 10 until 10:30 a.m. at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church. The rosary will be prayed at 10:30 and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., all at the Church. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Masks and social distancing are required. The Mass will be live streamed on the funeral home Facebook page. Contributions in memory of Frances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614.