08/03/2025
Jack G. Colclasure, Jr.
Jack G. Colclasure, Jr. was born on December 16,1943 in Hamburg, Arkansas, to the union of Jack G. Colclasure, Sr. and Maxine Elizabeth Hobbs, in the same house his mother and grandmother were born in. He died peacefully in his home on August 1, 2025, with his family by his side after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Services will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Jonesville, LA on Monday, August 4, 2025. The family will receive visitors from 10:30am-1:00pm and the service will begin at 1:00pm. Burial will immediately follow at Bethel Cemetery in Deville, LA. Services will be officiated by Collin Trisler, Gary Norris, and Aaron Jolly. In lieu of flowers, memorials shall be made to Antioch Missions 158 Jolly Lane Jonesville, LA 71343 to support a future church to be built in memory of Jack.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Jay Keith Colclasure, his son Darrell Wayne Colclasure and his granddaughter Kennedy Elizabeth Thompson.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Royce Chevallier Colclasure of Jonesville, LA, 3 sons Kevin Todd Colclasure and his fiancé Mindy Malone of Deville, LA, John Austin Colclasure of Jonesville, LA and his honorary son William Todd Duncan and his wife Mary of Jonesville, LA and his daughter Virginia Elizabeth Colclasure and her fiancé Darrell Jordan of Jena, LA, daughter in law Julie Mount Lipsey, his granddaughters Jade Reine Colclasure of Jonesville, LA, Blakelynn Colclasure Bass and her husband Caleb of Monterey, LA, Brianna Nicole Colclasure of Antioch, TN, and Storee Renee Tullos of Natchitoches, LA and grandson Hank Smith of Deville, LA, great-grandson Xavier Banks of Antioch, TN and great-granddaughter Ollie Wes Bass of Monterey, LA, his brother Joel Colclasure and his wife Mitzi of Ft. Worth, TX, his sister Jan LaPoint and her husband Craig of Interlaken, NY, and his brother-in-law David Alvin Chevallier and his wife Shanla of Jonesville, LA, as well as his nieces Jillian and Alison and nephews Conner and David Austin, and dearly loved caretaker Patricia Rodriguez and a host of cousins and friends who loved him dearly.
Jack and his mother moved to Ferriday, LA when he was 6 years old and he spent his childhood with his five first cousins Bill, Sue, Roy Gene, Johnny and Sissy. When he was in 10th grade, he and his mother moved to Jonesville, LA and he became a student at Block High School, and Block High School became a part of him and remained so for the rest of his life. He played football and basketball at Block and graduated in 1962. Upon his graduation, he attended Northwestern State College in Natchitoches for one year.
Jack joined the United States Army in 1963 and took basic training at Ft. Polk. He went to the 4th Missile Battalion 562d Artillery in the S-3 section at Duncanville, TX. In October 1964, he went to the Artillery OCS Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was then stationed at the Nike Missile Command in Rochester, NY. After being discharged from the Army, Jack began working for Monty’s A/C Service in Natchez, MS, where he began his career as an electrician and HVAC technician. He did work for Shell Oil Company in production before returning home where he and Buddy Clark went into business together and started Jonesville Electric which later became Comfort Systems Heating & Cooling and an authorized Trane dealer in 1994. Jack worked until his retirement in 2019.
Jack loved his hometown of Jonesville and served his community for over 60 years in various capacities. He served on the Catahoula Parish School Board for 8 years serving as President. He was involved with the Dixie Youth Baseball program for over 20 years serving as league director, coach, and umpire. He had the honor of serving as umpiring chief of the state of Louisiana. Every Friday night the Block Bears played at home, Jack could be heard calling the football games with Paul Riggs for over 30 years. He was actively involved with the Block High School softball program for many years serving as assistant coach and announcing their games as well.
In 1984 he became an ordained minister and went on to complete his Doctorate in Theology in Jacksonville, FL. He served as Youth Pastor at Tioga Baptist Church, Pastor at Dunbarton Baptist Church, Riverside Baptist Church, Pisgah Baptist Church and as Interim Pastor at Nebo Baptist Church. Jack and Royce started Children’s Church at First Baptist Church in Jonesville, and he always had a children’s ministry at the churches he served. He started the Royal Ambassadors youth program at FBC. Jack had a passion for missions and worked with Macedonia Missions and Antioch Missions for many years traveling to Honduras over 90 times building churches and spreading the gospel.
Jack’s life was a living testimony of faith, love, and wit. As a devoted Christian, father, grandfather, uncle, and loyal friend, his presence left a lasting mark on every life he touched. Though he is now home with the Lord, the impact of his kindness, wisdom, and unwavering faith will echo for generations.
Those honored to be serving as Pallbearers are Casey Barfield, David Austin Chevallier, David McMillin, David Humphries, Hank Smith and Chase Duncan. Honorary Pallbearers are his lifelong friends Paul Riggs, Buddy Clark, J. Michael Wison, Donnie Huffman, Larry Bird and Mike Stoups.
