SARAH TANSEY HOLME, 96, of Annapolis, MD and OCEAN GROVE, died Thursday June 19, 2008. She was born in Byberry, Pennsylvania and was raised in North Philadelphia. Her father, George H. Mitchell was a farmer and owned amusement rides in Ocean Grove. She graduated from Frankford High School in North Philadelphia in 1930. Her mother owned a summer home on Abbott Avenue in Ocean Grove. In 1931 on the South End Beach in Ocean Grove she met Justus M. Holme. She always said They were properly introduced and their wedding took place in her brother's home in 1936. The Holme family has had a summer place in Ocean Grove for six generations. Sarah summered in the family cottage and spent the winters in Annapolis before moving to Francis Asbury Manor in Ocean Grove in 2007. In 1942 she and her husband were stationed at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis where he was a math professor. The family enjoyed sailing on the Severn River. Mrs. Holme attended the First Presbyterian Church on Duke of Gloucester Street, where she served as a deacon and was very active in church functions. Her mother, Elizabeth Mitchell, her brothers Edward and Howard and her sister, Claire all predeceased her, and her husband Justus M. Holme died in 1999 after 62 years of marriage. Surviving are her sons,. Justus M. Holme, Jr., and his wife, Susan, of Virginia, and William H. Holme of Connecticut a daughter, Sarah E. Sally Harris and her husband, Norman, of Ocean Grove and five grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday July 12 at 1:00 PM at Francis Asbury Manor, 70 Stockton Avenue, Ocean Grove. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the First Presbyterian Church, 171 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21410 or to Francis Asbury Manor in memory of Sarah Tansey Holme would be appreciated.