Marcus James Holtzclaw

Marcus James Holtzclaw passed away on January 6, 2017. He was born April 30, 1932 to John Henry and Ella Hamby Holtzclaw. He was preceded in death by his parents, several siblings and loving son Mike Holtzclaw. Marcus was a lifelong resident of Forsyth County.Marcus graduated from Cumming High School where he scored the first touchdown in the school history and Gainesville Barber College where he became a master barber and was well known for his "flat top" cuts. He was also a chicken, hay and cattle farmer. Marcus was a lifelong member of Coal Mountain Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, church clerk and a founding member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a founding member of the Coal Mountain Park Association, where he coached minor, little league and pony league baseball. He also coached ladies and gentlemen's softball teams and was a founding member of the North Georgia Cattleman's Association Forsyth County Farm Family of the year in 1999 and received an award for supporting FFA in Forsyth County High School.

Marcus is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Shirley Gravitt Holtzclaw; son Tim Holtzclaw; grandsons Mark and Drew Holtzclaw, granddaughter Mallory (Jesse) Grant and great grandson Tucker Grant, sister Frances Patterson and brother Maston Holtzclaw, sisters-in-law Joelene Walls, Louise Castleberry, Charlotte Gravitt and Jewell Holtzclaw; many nieces, nephews, friends and a very special friend Debbie Smith.

Visitation will be held Mon, Jan 9th from 12pm to 9pm and Tues, Jan 10th from 9am until the time of service at McDonald and Son Funeral Home. A celebration of his life will be held at Coal Mountain Baptist Church on Tuesday, Jan 10th at 2:00pm officiated by Rev Danny Bennett, Rev Gary Martin, Rev Dexter Gravitt, Rev Tony Allen and Rev Jonathan Haight.

Interment will follow at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Coal Mountain Baptist Church or the Gideon Bible Fund.

Monday, January 09, 2017
12:00 PM - 09:00 PM

McDonald and Son Funeral Home
150 Sawnee Drive
Cumming, GA 30040

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
09:00 AM - 02:00 PM

McDonald and Son Funeral Home
150 Sawnee Drive
Cumming, GA 30040

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
02:00 PM

Coal Mountain Baptist Church
3220 Dahlonega Highway
Cumming, Ga 30040

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
02:00 PM

Coal Mountain Baptist Church
3220 Dahlonega Highway
Cumming, Ga 30040