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Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

John William Combs

Male 1881 - 1951  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  John William Combs was born on 9 Jul 1881 in Pisgah, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 25 Apr 1951 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maxwell, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 30 Apr 1951, Tazewell County, Virginia

    Notes:

    Died:
    John W. COMBS, aged 70 years of Pounding Mill, died Wednesday morning in a Richlands hospital of injuries received when he fell from a truck operated by Ed MARTIN, his nephew. Mr. COMBS fell from the truck about a half mile south of Richlands on the Kents Ridge road. He was born in Tazewell County, a son of the late Pine and Mary Whitt COMBS. He was employed at Jenkins Jones by the Pocahontas Fuel Company until 1947. His wife preceded him in death in 1950. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in the Maxwell Methodist church.

    Clinch Valley News 27 April 1951

    Family/Spouse: Lucy Ethel Combs. Lucy (daughter of Calvin Combs and Harriett Pruett) was born on 6 Nov 1888 in Maxwell, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 9 Jun 1950 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; was buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]





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