Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Holder , Leroy "Cowboy" August 23, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com August 28, 2005, 1:21 am The Bakersfield Californian Holder, Leroy "Cowboy" 1943 - 2005 Leroy Holder (Cowboy) August 8, 1943 - August 23, 2005 Visitation for Leroy Holder will be held at Basham Funeral Care (3312 Niles St.) on Sunday, August 28, 2005 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and a graveside service will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery on Monday morning, August 29, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Tom Touchstone of Valley Bible Church will officiate. Leroy Holder was born in Modesto, California on August 8, 1943 to Buck and Violet Holder; and he went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 in Bakersfield, California with his family by his side. Leroy was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by 3 children, James Holder, Randy Holder, and Sandra Holder; 9 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frankie and Joe Ann Holder; Roger and Diane Holder; Dean and Shannon Holder; sister, Pat Wilfong; numerous other family members and many friends. Leroy grew up in Bakersfield becoming a cowboy and loving the Rodeo. He competed in Team Pinning and the Ride and Shoot competitions. He loved fancy horses, country music, shooting pool, gambling, fast cars, motorcycles and women. He was the owner-operator of Superior Air Conditioning for 17 years. He was a loving and caring father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. For additional service or floral delivery information, please contact Basham Funeral Care 873-8200. Basham Funeral Care Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 8/27/2005. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/bakersfield/LegacyHome.asp File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/holder8860gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb