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Mr. Holtzclaw was a member of First United Methodist Church, Independence, MO. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #76, Independence, American Legion Post 21, Independence and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1000, Independence. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II from June 15, 1941 until October of 1947. He worked for DuPont Ammunition as a Foreman of tool reconditioning and explosives for 32 years, retiring in 1983.
Survivors include a son, Charles Dwaine Holtzclaw, and his wife, Diane, of
Chappell Hill, Texas; two daughters, Cheryl Sue Thomas, and her husband, William, of
Harrisonville, Missouri, and Jeanette Brown, and her husband, Richard, of Leawood, Kansas; six grandchildren , Christine Freeman, Angela Tucker, David Hillen, Daniel Hillen, Tracy Holtzclaw and Robert Holtzclaw; and ten great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter; a brother, Jack Holtzclaw, of Excelsior Springs, MO; a sister, Joyce Saylor, of Michigan. He was predeceased by a sister Betty Whitman.
Graveside services and burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Allen Prueitt officiating.
Pallbearers will be David Hillen, Daniel Hillen, Robert Holtzclaw, Loran Freeman, Eric Tucker and Tyler Wheeler.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Heckart Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent on line at www.heckartfuneralhome.com
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Show-Me-Christian Youth Home.
