Florence V. Holcombe, age 81, died Saturday, December 10, 2005, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville. Born in Prince Georges County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry Smith and Charlotte Ford Smith and was a resident of McDowell County since 1973. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was active in painting at the Senior Center. She was also a volunteer Reading Instructor at Glenwood Elementary School.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne N. Holcombe of the home; two daughters, Lydia Lee Harrell and Bonnie Joyce of Marion; two sons, Andrew Joseph Holcombe of Landover, MD and Richard Wayne Holcombe of Woodbridge, VA. A sister Charlotte Kitteridge, Barnsville, OH, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren survive her.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Upton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00 PM one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in New Cruso Cemetery, Haywood County on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
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She is survived by her husband, Wayne N. Holcombe of the home; two daughters, Lydia Lee Harrell and Bonnie Joyce of Marion; two sons, Andrew Joseph Holcombe of Landover, MD and Richard Wayne Holcombe of Woodbridge, VA. A sister Charlotte Kitteridge, Barnsville, OH, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren survive her.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Upton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00 PM one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in New Cruso Cemetery, Haywood County on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
http://www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=41349
Florence V. Holcombe, age 81, died Saturday, December 10, 2005, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville. Born in Prince Georges County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry Smith and Charlotte Ford Smith and was a resident of McDowell County since 1973. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was active in painting at the Senior Center. She was also a volunteer Reading Instructor at Glenwood Elementary School.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne N. Holcombe of the home; two daughters, Lydia Lee Harrell and Bonnie Joyce of Marion; two sons, Andrew Joseph Holcombe of Landover, MD and Richard Wayne Holcombe of Woodbridge, VA. A sister Charlotte Kitteridge, Barnsville, OH, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren survive her.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Upton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00 PM one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in New Cruso Cemetery, Haywood County on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
http://www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=41349
She is survived by her husband, Wayne N. Holcombe of the home; two daughters, Lydia Lee Harrell and Bonnie Joyce of Marion; two sons, Andrew Joseph Holcombe of Landover, MD and Richard Wayne Holcombe of Woodbridge, VA. A sister Charlotte Kitteridge, Barnsville, OH, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren survive her.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Upton officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00 PM one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in New Cruso Cemetery, Haywood County on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
http://www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=41349
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Florence was an avid and profuse artist. She painted on many different "canvases".......oil on canvas, watercolor, ceramics, pottery, fabric, to name a few. Her legacy lives on in the beautiful paintings she has left behind.
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