James Douglas “Jim” Holman

James Douglas “Jim” Holman, 68, of Carthage passed away April 13, 2021 at Carthage Health and Rehab. Holman was born June 28, 1952 at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in Jacksonville, N.C., the son of Lester Jack Holman and Gladys Nadine Rothgeb. He was a 1970 graduate of William Chrisman High School, Independence. He later attended Pittsburg State University. Holman was a veteran, proudly serving his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a hospital corpsman stationed on the U.S.S. Bronstein, the U.S.S. McCandless, and in Okinawa, Japan. After his time with the Navy,  Holman worked as a respiratory therapist for McCune Brooks Hospital and Freeman Hospital, and also worked in Mt. Vernon and Pittsburg, Kan. He married Kimberly Montee on Jan. 21, 1995 in Joplin. Holman was a member of the DAV in Carthage. He was a Southern Baptist by faith.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years; daughters, Christa Lawson (Jerry), Carthage, and Jennifer Vokolek, Kansas City; sons, Nathan Hazan (Kerenza), Lamar, Ian Holman of Louisiana, and Sean Purcell, Shawnee, Okla.; brother, John Daniel (Danna), Weir, Kan.; sister, Jodie Daniel Griffberg, Carthage; 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren with one on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, J.B. Daniel; brother, Jack Daniel; two grandsons and one great-grandson.
There was cremation. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorial gifts are suggested to help take care of the senior animals at Joplin Humane Society in care of Knell Mortuary.