Flower Ladies Honorary Flower Ladies Heart and Spirit Speaks Taka Foster Amanda Oliver Tia Moore Domonica Starks When I heard the news Amy Davis Nikki Rush My heart sung the blues, Tiffanie Wilson Rashan Canady My brain refused to believe Desirre Starks The reality I had to perceive. Keilonda McCathern

Pain so deep Pallbearers Honorary Pallbearers I cannot sleep, Derrick Humphrey Heart crying out Craig Collins, Sr. Jeremy Moore Soul screams and shout. James T. Ross Jemel Officer Leon E. Love It’s not fair Dondre L. Holmes Jamir John-Holmes That you are no longer there , Macieo Gaines Isaiah Holmes I need you here Tyria Love To give me cheer.

An angel called home ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To stand beside His throne You have earned your wings During our time of sadness, sorrow and separation, we In heaven you sing. learn how much our friends mean to us. Your kindness and sympathy will always be remembered by… Halo shining bright Illuminated by Holy Light -The Family Wings pure white As you take flight. Services Entrusted to:

Heart forever sad Neuble Monument Wishing that I had, Funeral Home, LLC In Loving Memory One more day Just to say. I love you Mandisa. James L. Neuble, Jr. Owner/Funeral Director Mandisa Laini Holmes, Esquire

Stacy Neuble Co-Owner/Assistant Friday · February 28, 2020 · 1:00 PM

- Your broken hearted brother, 1330 Bluebird Road ∙ Lebanon, TN ∙ 615.444.3117 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 415 West Main Street · Lebanon, TN 37087 Jelani www.neublemonumentfuneralhome.com Eulogist: Pastor Michael Ruttlen Another Creation by Cynthia and Ronye · 615.893.7771

ORDER OF CELEBRATION Until We Meet Again Officiating, Minister John C. Davis of A bouquet of beautiful memories Sprayed with a million tears, I wish God could have spared you, Prelude……………...... Soft Music………………..….Tomy Gervais Mandisa Laini Holmes, Esquire October 9, 1976 - February 22, 2020 If just for a few more years. Song…………………………………………..Minister John C. Davis We hold you close within our hearts, Scripture……………………………………..……………...Gale High andisa Laini Holmes was born on October 9, 1976 to John and Pauline Holmes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She accepted Jesus Christ as her per- And there you will remain, Prayer…………………………..Minister Leon Love/Calvin Rogers sonal savior at a young age while living in Memphis, TN. To walk with us through out our lives, Special Presentation……………………....Ashley Upkins, Esquire M While in Memphis she advised her parents that she wanted to be an Until we meet again.

attorney one day. They secured a female attorney who agreed to be interviewed Acknowledgement/Resolutions……………….…..Lataka Foster by Mandisa. As a fifth or sixth grade student she prepared a list of interview questions So rest momma/Gran-Mandisa, and conducted a one on one interview with a female attorney from her kitchen And thanks for all you’ve done, Obituary……….(Read Silently)…..Soft music by Calvin Rogers table. After that interview she knew she wanted to be an attorney. We pray that God has given you,

The crown you truly won. Poem by Mandisa’s brother………..……………...Jelani Holmes She was known for her laugh, love of song, her competitive nature and her desire to be an attorney. The only things she loved more about the idea of being an attorney Words of Comfort………..………..……….Minister John C. Davis was GOD and her family. In 1996 she gave birth to her only child Craig Collins, Jr. Your vacant place no one can fill, Visiting Ministers…..(2 minutes please) making a vow to become the best mother ever. Craig often told her that she was We miss you now and always will. the best mom in the world. She fought to balance her life and dreams with her desire

Song…………………………………………...Minister John C. Davis to have a close relationship with her son. Your son and grandson,

Eulogy …………..……………..…………...Pastor Michael Ruttlen Mandisa lived in many different cities and states during her life and was committed to each place and she made it her home. Everywhere she went, she brought her Craig and Karter Memorial positive disposition, her strong worth ethic and her innate ability to inform and

Recessional………………..Ministers, Flower Ladies, Pallbearers sincerely encourage people. She never hesitated to speak ‘life’ into people based on her faith in God. She never spoke down to people but spoke truth. Neuble Monument Staff, The Family Her competitive nature combined with her willingness to overcome all obstacles led her to excel on her Brown Deer high school basketball team. She was the spark and always played bigger than her height. Those who had the opportunity to work with INTERMENT her during her 18 plus years of employment at AT&T, in Indianapolis, IN, and Minne- Mount Lebanon Memorial Gardens apolis, MN knew how important her family was, especially her son and her parents. In 2010 she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University-Purdue University Repass: Misty Blue Event Venue Indianapolis with a major in Political Science. 6978 Lebanon Road · Suite C · Mt. Juliet, TN Mandisa left AT&T, Minneapolis, MN in 2017 after graduating from Mitchell-Hamline School of Law, to peruse her childhood dream of practicing law. In 2018 while employed for NISSAN of Franklin Tennessee she passed the Tennessee Bar and became eligible to practicing law in the state of Tennessee. In 2019 she joined the law firm of Upkins Law PLLC and was instrumental in its growth with projects and clients. Mandisa leaves behind to cherish her memories her son, Craig Collins Jr.; her bonus daughter, Jania Ross; her grandson, Karter Emmanuel Collins; her loving parents, John and Pauline Holmes. She also leaves behind her siblings: John A. Holmes Jr., Camila D. Holmes and Jelani L (Sherri) Holmes; her nieces: La Star Armour, Keshia Johnson, Teneek Holmes, Jafra Johnson-Holmes, and Makayla Grace Holmes; her nephews: D’Ondre Holmes, Jamir Johnson-Holmes and Isaiah Holmes; her loving aunts and uncles, her special cousins, close friends: Nikki Rush, Ashley Upkins, Rashan Canady and Mrs. Amanda and her special friend, James Ross.