He is survived by his wife, Jeannie Holmes of the home; two sons, Chris Strauss and wife Samantha, Butler, Missouri, John Strauss and companion Jessica Byrd, Odessa, Missouri; two daughters, Crystal Strauss and companion Jeff Gaus, Blue Springs, Missouri, Carolyn Strauss and companion Ryan Nash, Lone Jack, Missouri; 19 grandchildren with two on the way and a great-grandchild on the way; two brothers, Nelson Holmes, Liberty, Missouri and William Holmes, North Kansas City, Missouri; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 9, 2019 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m, Friday, August 9, 2019 at the funeral home.
A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.
