Edward Ray Holman, 86, of Kingman, passed away peacefully at home August 19, 2016 after a courageous year long battle with lung cancer. He was born to James and Daisy Holman on January 28, 1930, in Herrick, Illinois and was raised by his loving grandparents Cassandra and William in Beecher City, Illinois. Edward served in the U.S. Navy on U.S.S. Roanoke from 1948 to 1952. He was awarded the Good Conduct Metal and Occupation Service Metal. During his lifetime career as a renowned auto racing industry expert, he specialized in race promotion and was known nationwide for his exceptional customer service. Edward was a loving, devoted husband and father enjoying weekends and vacations camping and RVing with his family. In retirement, he and his wife Sharon traveled across the United States seeing sights including Alaska, Florida (Kennedy Space Center), Nova Scotia, and Washington D.C. Edward is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Sharon Lee Holman; daughter Gwendalyn Sue Norby (Terence); sons William Edward Holman and Gregory Allen Holman (Pam); and God-children Kent Randall Drinkwine and Karen Janine Drinkwine. He is preceded in death by his father Jim and his brother Jimmy Dean. He is also survived by five grandchildren including Laura, Wendy, Terry, Amber and Mary; 10 great-grandchildren including Jenna, Joey, Jaren, William, Josselyn, Taylor, Mya, Brian, Savannah and Mason; and one great-great grandchild Leo McClearly. Memorial service will be held at 11am Saturday, September 10th at the Mohave Memorial Chapel located at 4764 N. Stockton Hill Rd in Kingman, Az. Previous Events Service SEP 10. 11:00 AM (MT) Mohave Memorial Funeral and Crematory 4764 Stockton Hill Rd Kingman, AZ 86409 info@mohavememorial.com https://www.mohavememorial.com/ Loading map