Funny Funerals

By Byron Holtsclaw

Funny Funerals is a collection of 14 true stories that involved funerals officiated by Byron Holtsclaw. Murphys Law, If it can go wrong, it will go wrong is experienced by all of humanity, daily. The event of ones funeral is no exception. We cant imagine everything that is possible during a funeral service. Byron Holtsclaw vividly describes his humorous observations of funeral follies. Share in the humor of the Funny Funerals that so many others participated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514419595

Byron Holtsclaw

Byron Holtsclaw is the Minister of First Christian Church in Washington, IN. Holtsclaw has preached the gospel to people in hundreds of congregations in 6 countries over the last 19 years. Each week you may tune in to his radio program “Time of Grace” on WAMW 95.9 FM and 1580 AM or 93.3 FM WQTY Sundays at 8:30 am. Byron has been married to his wife, Lora, for 14 years. They are the proud parents of their two sons, Seth and Charlie and their daughter, Liberty.

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Copyright © 2015 by Byron Holtsclaw.

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Rev. date: 10/21/2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Special Thanks

Very Special Thanks

Introduction

Larger Than Life

She Would Give You the Coat Off of Her Back

Unaccommodating Funeral Director

Burial at Sea

Pretty Woman

Gun Show

Police Work

Fender Bender

What’s Missing?

Father Forgive Them

What’s His Name?

Our Hope

Dedication

In honor of my late father, Charles Edward Holtsclaw, who had a great sense of humor. He showed me the value of not taking oneself too seriously. Knowing him all my life I trust that he would have found a few unplanned events during his own funeral quite humorous. During his 12 mile funeral procession to the cemetery, the hearse lost power 20 times causing the procession to get down to