Mrs. Birdie Dement Birdie Dement, 82, of Cleveland (formerly of Groves) passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas. She was born on March 9, 1929 in Amite County, Mississippi to Jacob Baxter Holmes and Neva Eloise Tate Holmes. Birdie had been a member of Woodcrest Baptist Church in Groves, Tx. After hurricane Rita, Birdie and Melvin relocated to Cleveland, Texas to live with their daughter Casey. A visitation for family and friends will be on Monday, December 19, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until service time at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Graveside services will follow at 10:00 a.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland with Reverend David Hall officiating. Birdie is survived by her husband, Melvin Fred Dement of Cleveland, Tx., four daughters, Neva Taylor and husband, Zack of San Antonio, Tx., Gayle Leavins and husband, Jerry of Vidor, Tx., Marion West and husband, Steve of Round Rock, Tx., and Casey Garcia and husband, John of Cleveland, Tx., two sons, Dannie Dement and wife, Sandy of Nevada, Tx., and James Dement and wife, Laurie of Sand Springs, Ok., sister, Winnie Foreman of Baton Rouge, La., brothers, Calvin Holmes of Irving, Tx., and Robert Holmes of Gladewater, Tx., twenty grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Julius B. Holmes, Elton Holmes, and Larry Holmes. Friends wishing to make memorial contributions may send them to: Woodcrest Baptist Church, 5220 Monroe, Groves, Tx. 77619.