JAMES COMBS
James F. “Jim” Combs, 88, of Wintersville, OH passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Valley Hospice North. He was born in Kanawha County, WV on July 5, 1935, the son of the late Frank J. Combs and Garnet M. Moore Combs Kiser.
He was a member of the Church of Christ for over 60 years and most recently the Minksville Church of Christ. He was a veteran of the Air National Guard of WV for 6 years and retired from American Electric Power after 39 years, where he retired from the Cardinal Plant, Brilliant, OH in 1995.
Jim was a lover of Mozart music and airplanes. He was often seen at Wintersville Airpark, where he hangered his airplane “Creampuff.”
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Peggy Combs; step-fathers, Roscoe Betts and Cline Kiser; daughter-in-law, Wanda Peirison Combs; brothers-in-law, Robert Summers, Carl Johnson, Stanley (Mildred) Vealey, Mason Hundley, Robert Hundley, Jerry Dale Hundley, Sherman Vealey and Ernest Chappell; sister-in-law, Rosie Hundley Vealey.
Jim is survived by his wife, Carol June Hundley Combs, they were married over 64 years; daughter, Diane C. Combs of Wintersville, OH; son, David A. (Mary) Combs of Kingston, TN; sister, Jean Anne Johnson of St. Albans, WV; brother-in-law, Holley (Leona) Hundley and James (Norene) Hundley, both of Michigan, and Charles (Sue) Hundley of Virginia; sisters-in-law, Wavie Chappell of Beckley, WV, Lovie (Jerry) Ruloff of Virginia, Millie Hundley and Freda Hundley, both of Michigan; granddaughters, Kayla (Jonathan) Iusan and Sierra Walker; grandson, Josh Wilson.
Friends may call at Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Rd., Wintersville, OH, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. with Minister Robert Main officiating. Burial will follow on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Good Hope Cemetery, Victor, WV.
Memorial contributions may made to charity of choice or Minksville Church of Christ, 36305 Brushy Fork Rd., Cadiz, OH 43907.
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