Clair, Charles (Pat) St

VisitationSunday August 21, 201112:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.Mudd-Veach Funeral Home (Bowling Green)FuneralSunday August 21, 20112:30 p.m.Mudd-Veach Funeral Home (Bowling Green) Charles (Pat) St. Clair age 78 of Bowling Green passed away Thursday August 18, 2011 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with John Veach officiating. Burial will be in the Elsberry City Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites conducted by VFW Post #5553 . Visitation for Pat will be held from 12:30 p.m. Sunday until the time of service at the funeral home. He was born October 25, 1932 in St. Louis, the son of Roy and Loretta Holt St. Clair. He married Gladys Glaspie on June 15, 1955. She preceded him in death on September 1, 2009. Survivors include sons Terry St. Clair of Bowling Green, Roy St. Clair and wife Melinda of Louisiana, Don St. Clair and wife Karen of Bowling Green; one daughter Debbie Staton and husband Gary of Bowling Green; 7 grandchildren Tara St. Clair, Megan Staton, Ryan St. Clair, Josh St. Clair, Nick St. Clair, Brianna St. Clair and Jacob St. Clair; three great grandchildren Gabe, Gavin and Cameron. He was preceded in death by his sons Kevin Wayne St. Clair and Christopher St. Clair; his parents; three brothers and three sisters. Pat was a lifelong resident of Pike County. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict where he was captured and was a prisoner of War for nine months. He had been employed as a mechanic and millwright in chemical plants in Missouri and Arkansas, ammunition plant in Burlington, IA and Harbison-Walker Brick Plant in Vandalia in which he retired. Following his retirement, he worked for several companies and helped many with repairing and maintaining equipment. He was a member of the VFW Post # 5553 in Bowling Green and the American Legion Post #370 of Louisiana. He enjoyed fixing things and tinkering. He also enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals and Westerns. Serving as pallbearers will be Terry St. Clair, Roy St. Clair, Don St. Clair, Gary Staton, Ryan St. Clair and Josh St. Clair. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Tara St. Clair, Megan Staton, Brianna St. Clair, Nick St. Clair and Jacob St. Clair. Memorials may be made to the Pike County Home Health and Hospice or to Donors Choice.