{"id":1167,"date":"2026-09-12T19:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T19:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallocrime.today\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T19:24:05","slug":"lewis-c-holmes-a-life-remembered-a-gentle-soul-never-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallocrime.today\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"Lewis C. Holmes: A Life Remembered, A Gentle Soul Never Forgotten."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>A Life Remembered, A Gentle Soul Never Forgotten.<\/h4>\n<p>In loving memory of Lewis C. Holmes, an 83-year-old Clanton man whose life came to a heartbreaking end following a traffic crash Friday in Shelby County, Alabama. In a single devastating moment, a journey that had carried him through more than eight decades of life was brought to an unexpected close.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened around 1:55 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 280 and Alabama 76, about one mile west of Childersburg. Holmes was driving a Toyota Highlander when his vehicle was struck by a Lincoln Navigator driven by 59-year-old Sidney Tankersley of Sylacauga. Holmes was taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center, where, despite efforts to save him, he later passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Tankersley was also injured and transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond the roadway, the vehicles, and the investigation was a human life\u2014a man who had lived 83 years filled with moments, memories, conversations, challenges, and joys. A lifetime cannot be measured by a headline or a few lines in a report.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we pause to remember Lewis and the years he was given. May his memory remain a quiet light in the hearts of those who knew him, and may those facing this painful loss find strength in the memories that time can never take away.<\/p>\n<p>May Lewis C. 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