Graveside services for Bill Holifield, 56, Caulfield, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at White Oak Cemetery, Caulfield, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mr. Holifield died at 1:40 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2012, at his home.

He was born December 26, 1955, at Paragould, Arkansas, to Billie Devon Holifield and Doris Jene Halfacre Holifield.  He graduated from Bakersfield High School.  On May 5, 2001, he was married at Cooks Landing in Ozark County, Missouri, to Linda Flood.  Mr. Holifield was a veteran having served with the United States Air Force.  Before his retirement, he was a lineman.  Mr. Holifield was of the Protestant faith.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Holifield, of the family home; two children, Alecia Marcak, West Plains, Missouri and Jarred Fienhold, Caulfield, Missouri; his parents, Billie and Doris Holifield; one stepson, Johnny Bales, West Plains, Missouri; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one brother, Steve Holifield, Austin, Texas and one sister, Teresa Owens, husband, Bob, Tecumseh, Missouri.

His grandparents precede him in death.

Mr. Holifield will lie in state from 4:00 until 9:00 p.m., Monday, August 27, 2012, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans or American Cancer Society, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home .