REV. THOMAS GIVEN HOLTSCLAW
Oct. 4, 1938-Aug. 9, 2015
The Rev. Thomas Given Holtsclaw, Roxboro, born Oct. 4, 1938, in Charleston, W. Va., passed from death unto life eternal Aug. 9, 2015.
He was the seventh of eight children born to Cecil David and Della Burke Holtsclaw.
At age 17, Tom gave his life to Jesus Christ, and at the age of 20, he experienced the call of God to full-time Christian ministry.
Tom graduated from The University of Charleston, W. Va., and Duke University Divinity School.
He served churches for 10 years in the West Virginia Methodist Conference, and 32 years in the North Carolina United Methodist Conference. He served the 65 United Methodist churches within five counties of New Bern district for six years as superintendent.
After retirement in 2001 from Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church in Greenville, Tom served nine churches as interim pastor, including an extended appointment at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C. Since 2011, Tom had served as pastor emeritus of Concord United Methodist Church in Roxboro, N.C.
Tom is survived by his teenage sweetheart and wife of 57 years, Jan Mason Holtsclaw; their daughter, Andrea Holtsclaw Malpass (Chris) of Goldsboro; sons, Timothy Allen Holtsclaw (Gwen) of Fayetteville and Jason Thomas Holtsclaw (Amy) of Asheville; grandsons, Christopher Barrett Malpass (Linda) and John-Taylor Malpass of Goldsboro; brother, Mark E. Holtsclaw; sisters, Pauline Shands and Susan Brown; brother-in-law, the Rev. John A. Mason; sister-in-law, Joy M. Whitlock; as well as many nieces, nephews and special friends, Lacy Williams and Bob Zippay.
The church will be open for a silent viewing for two hours beginning at noon Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.
Following the worship/funeral service and the committal service, you are cordially invited to go from the cemetery to Concord United Methodist Church fellowship hall to visit with the family and friends during a reception.
The funeral service will be conducted at Concord United Methodist Church in Roxboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Dr. Roger V. Elliott and the Rev. David Harrington presiding. Interment will follow the service at Concord United Methodist Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be the Rev. David Banks, the Rev. Gray Southern, the Rev. Randall Innes, the Rev. Leonard Fairley, the Rev. David Woodhouse and the Rev. Gerald Thomas.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Wilbur Brann, the Rev. Stan Brown, Dr. Jefferson Bulla, Mr. G. Lee Caroll, the Rev. Joe Forbes, Mr. George Girdwood, the Rev. George Johnson, Mr. Tommy Lawrence, the Rev. Henry Lovelace, Mr. Keith McLester, Mr. Jay Neville, Dr. James Owen, Mr. Tom Parrish, the Rev. Caswell Shaw, Mr. Frank Thigpen and Mr. Lacy Winstead.
In lieu of flowers, it was Tom's request that contributions be made to Concord United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Patricia Morris, 70 Concord Church Road, Roxboro, N.C., 27574, or Home Health and Hospice of Person County, 355A S. Madison Blvd., Roxboro, N.C., 27573.
Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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Published in Obituaries on August 11, 2015 1:49 PM