Overview

• Bobbie Holsclaw died Wednesday at age 81, peacefully surrounded by family, according to the clerk’s office.
• Visitation is set for Monday, Sept. 22 at Arch L. Heady & Son in Westport Village, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, with burial to follow.
• She served as Jefferson County Clerk for 27 years, first elected in 1998 and last reelected in 2022, overseeing elections and modernizing operations under her “VIP Service” approach.
• The clerk’s office said a successor will be appointed, and Mayor Craig Greenberg has not provided a timeline for the selection.
• Family members and local civil rights leaders have asked Greenberg to appoint her son to complete the term, as tributes poured in from figures including Sen. Mitch McConnell, Attorney General Russell Coleman and state Sen. David Yates.