Colclasure, Ivan H.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.I008
• _FGRAVE: 19086706

Notes:

He worked in oil field construction and also farmed. He was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church and was also a former member of Flora Moose Lodge.

Died:
Ivan H. Colclasure, 87, of Flora, IL died at 6:44 PM Monday, April 23, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN.

Ivan married McCommons, Vera Leona on 1 Jul 1940 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. Vera (daughter of McCommons, Clarence and Brainard, Flossie O.) was born on 8 Apr 1923 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Jul 2012; was buried in Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: COLC.C020
• _FGRAVE: 199628085
• Military Service: Viet Nam War, United States Army
• Funeral: 5 Jun 2019, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Carrol Lee Colclasure, age 78, formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Friday morning, May 31, 2019, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

He was born January 30, 1941, in Flora, the son of Ivan H. and Vera Leona (McCommons) Colclasure.

Carrol was a barber throughout his life, and worked in Florida before later operating Pirate’s Den in Flora. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

Music was his real lifelong love, and he was a bassist with a number of groups including “Easy Country” and “Calico Country,” and he often collaborated with other area musicians at the Bible Grove Opry.

He is survived by a daughter: Tannille Weller of Centralia; three granddaughters: Rhana Weller, Inanna Weller, and India Weller; a soon-to-arrive great-grandson; and a sister: Karen (Roy) Young of Flora.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons: Greg Colclasure and Britt Colclasure; and a brother: Ivan “Bruce”

A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Kneff Cemetery, Flora, where military funeral honors will be presented. Visitation will be 12 noon until the time of service at the funeral home.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.I009
• _FGRAVE: 35399126
• Funeral: Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Bruce Colclasure, 60, of Flora, IL died at 1:00 AM Monday, March 30, 2009 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.

He was born February 13, 1949 in Olney, IL to Ivan H. & Vera (McCommons) Colclasure.

Bruce was a carpenter, capable of many trades, and enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and the animals and deer at his home. He was

He is survived by daughter: Shawn Franklin; son: Jason E. Colclasure; mother: Vera Colclasure; brother: Carrol Colclasure; sister: Karen Young; and three grandchildren: Shelbie Hargrove, Boden Franklin & Kaylee M. Kincaid.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Funeral services were held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.

Burial was in Kneff Cemetery, Flora.