Shirley Ann MCCLAIN

Female 1936 - 2013  (77 years)


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  • Name Shirley Ann MCCLAIN  [2
    • Trenton, MO:
      Shirley Holeman, 77, Trenton, (formerly of King City, MO) passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at her home in Trenton, MO. She was born March 22, 1936 in near Whitesville, Missouri, the daughter of Murrel and Margaret Helen (Slawson) McClain.

      She lived with her grandparents, Wesley and Bell (Bostwick) Slawson in her youth attending the Hickory Creek and Waldo schools and later with her mother in the Union Star and King City schools.

      On October 26, 1952, she married Darrell Loren Holeman in King City Presbyterian Church. He preceded her in death on May 28, 2010. They were married for 57 years before his death. They made their home in the Prairie Flower District, where they farmed for over 50 years before moving to Trenton, MO.

      She was a homemaker and worked in the healthcare field. They were the parents of three sons, D. Michael, Brian and Hilbert.

      She was a member of the Dorcas Richardson Chapter of NSDAR in Trenton, MO She was also a member of the Grand River Garden Club, FCE, Pleasant Center Club and Council. Shirley was a Charter Member of the Heart of America Colony Mayflower Society of Kansas City, MO. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Anne's Altar Society of Trenton, MO.

      She also was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; son, Brian Keith Holeman in 1975; and step-father, Dorsey Collier.

      Survivors include sons, Hilbert (Sue) Holeman, Trenton, MO and D. Michael (Luann) Holeman, West Des Moines, IA; 5 grandchildren, Heidi (Kevin) Tow, Hannah (Eric) Vetsch, Hunter Holeman, all of Iowa, Hilary Holeman, Jefferson City, MO and Molly (Austin) Buenemann, Trenton, MO; 2 great-grandsons, Oliver Tow and Sullivan Tow, of Iowa; brother, Roger Collier and sister, Patty Reutter, both of Colorado.


      Posted on Find A Grave created by: Coleah [1]
    Birth 22 Mar 1936  Whitesville, Andrew Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Living with grandparents, Wesley and Belle Slawson, in Platte, Andrew Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 9 Aug 2013  Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial King City Cemetery, King City, Gentry Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I99901  Main Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2020 

    Father Murrel MCCLAIN,   b. 06 Jul 1912, Worth County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1971, Pueblo, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret Helen SLAWSON,   b. 06 Dec 1915, Rea, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 2001, Arvada, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1935  Buchnan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F20677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Darrell Loren HOLEMAN,   b. 14 Jun 1934, King City, Gentry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 2010, Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1952  [3
    Family ID F41337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S11772] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Shirley Ann McClain Holeman.

    2. [S11770] 1940 Census Platte, Andrew County, Missouri.

    3. [S10579] Ancestry.com: U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847- Current.

    4. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    5. [S01718] Ancestry.com: Ancestry World Tree - Dyess and Related by Faye Dyess.