CIMARRON, KANSAS - Alice R. (Holmes) Sinclair, 89, was born October 27, 1936, to Claude W. and Ida A. (Barrows) Holmes at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, KS. She passed away March 18, 2026 in her Cimarron home.

Raised on a farm southeast of Plains, KS, Alice graduated from Plains High School in 1954. She then attended Southwestern College in Winfield, KS, for two and a half years (1954–57). While at Southwestern, Alice was a member of the Jinx Janes sorority, the A Cappella Choir, small vocal groups, and was a soloist.

Alice married John Carlyle Sinclair on February 24, 1957, at the Plains Methodist Church in Plains, KS. Born of this union were sons Christopher John and Mark Travis, and daughter Carla Rozane.

Alice attended Fort Hays State University from 1966 to 1968 and received a Bachelor of Science in Education in May 1968. She then taught kindergarten and second grade in Ness City, KS (1968–71), and fifth grade in Cimarron, KS, for 26 years (1971–97). She was named to Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 1994 and retired in the summer of 1997.

Alice was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Cimarron, KS. She served as a Sunday School and VBS teacher, church clerk, on various committees, and as a pianist and organist. She was a member of the Dodge City Boot Hill Iris Club (secretary), Cimarron Home Culture Club, and the Choral Union of Dodge City.

Her hobbies included gardening, growing irises and other flowers, and reading. She enjoyed traveling with various family members.

Survivors include her sons, Chris Sinclair of Henderson, NV, and Mark (Kim) Sinclair of Derby, KS; her daughter, Carla Sinclair-Wells (Doug Wells) of Edgewater, FL; three grandchildren, Daniel Podschun, Matthew Podschun, and Sierra Podschun; three great-grandchildren, Zoey Podschun, Elsie Irby, and Orion Irby; her sister, Lois Packard of Plains, KS; her brother-in-law, Archie (Mary) Sinclair of Carthage, MO; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Carlyle Sinclair; grandson, Ansel John Sinclair; her parents; brothers, infant Claude William Jr. and Howard Holmes; and sisters, Ruth Anne Kittle, Lila Parks, and Joyce Holmes.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Cimarron with Rev. Richard Deimund officiating. Burial will be at the Dighton Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Cimarron.

The family suggests memorials to the First Baptist Church of Cimarron or the Cimarron City Library both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.