A funeral service was held Oct. 8 the Faith and Victory Deliverance Church of God, Bayonne, for Belinda Allise Holmes. She passed away Oct. 4. She was born to Queen Ester Sheppard and the late Charlie Minniefield in Jersey City. Belinda was educated in the Jersey City school system, graduated from Snyder High School and continued her studies at Jersey City State College. For many years she was a loyal employee of Milbank Tweed, Hadley and McCloy law firm in New York City. She leaves to mourn: her daughter Tia Stephens(Gary); son Thomas McNear (Demetra), grand children, Jeremiah and Kayla McNear; brothers Willie, Dwaine and Troy Sheppard; sister Ronda Carswell, niece Jasmine Adkins, nephews Carter Adkins, II, and Kyle Carswell, sisters-in-law Vivian Sheppard and Debra Adkins, brothers-in-law Christopher Carswell and Carter Adkins; Godson Marguay Thomas, god daughter Chloe Sullivan; long time friend Karen Sullivan and a host of other relatives and friends. Services arranged by the Jackson Funeral Residence, Jersey City.