Colclasure, Tommy Joseph 'Tom'

1939 - 2011  (72 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Tommy Joseph 'Tom'
  Birth	7 Jul 1939	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLC.T001
  _FGRAVE	74269970
  Funeral	6 Aug 2011 (72 years)	Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, United States Navy  [1]
  		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Vietnam War, United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Viet Nam
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Ribbon (US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard Frame), Republic of Vietnam
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Vietnam
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  Death	1 Aug 2011	Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois   [2]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	Willow Branch Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Colclasure, Tommy Joseph
  Person ID	I39910	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Clyde E.,   b. 1893, Illinois d. 1949 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Lee, Lola Alice,   b. 1900, Illinois d. 2003 (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F6251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jul 1939 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 1 Aug 2011 - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Aug 2011 - Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Willow Branch Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Tommy "Tom" Joseph Colclaure 72 of Mattoon, Illinois and formerly of Clay City Illinois passed away 6:30PM Monday August 1st, 2011 in Mattoon. Tom was born July 7th, 1939 in Clay City, Illinois a son of Clyde and Lola (Lee) Colclasure. He was a retired Machinist for General Electric in Mattoon, a Viet Nam Navy Veteran and on August 26th, 1961 in Rinard, Illinois he married Betty Laughlin. Survivors include his Wife Betty, 2 Daughters Pamela Colvis and Amy Brodkord, three brothers Jiggs Colclasure, Jack Colclasure, Rich Colclasure, a sister Betty Jane Cooper and four grandchildren Amber Colclasure, Elizabeth, Faith and Jacob Brodkord. He was preceded in death by his Parents, one sister Mary Belle McGrew, four brothers Doc, Ivan, Buck, Charles and one Infant Sister. Services for Tommy "Tom" Joseph Colclasure will be conducted 11AM Saturday August 6th, 2011 at the chapel of Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne, Illinois. Burial will be in the Willow Branch Cemetery Rinard, Illinois will Full Military Rites at the graveside. Memorials To: The American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be provided and accepted by the Hosselton Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12738] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Tommy "Tom" Joseph, 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74269970), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12739] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Tommy Joseph, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74269970), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13688] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Headstone, Colclasure, Lola A. and Clyde E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22643721/clyde-e_-colclasure), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2949] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).