| 1. |  Colclasure, Carrol Lee was born on 30 Jan 1941 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 31 May 2019 in SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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 Pirates 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.
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1941 - 2019 (78 years)
