1926
Edward
2010
Edward Holcomb
April 14, 1926 — January 3, 2010
The service for Edward Junior Holcomb will be held Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 2:00 pm at the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Rev Don Tines will officiate. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Edward left this world January 3, 2010 at the age of 83 years and 8 months. He was living in Lahoma, OK. He was born to Edward Clarence and Viola Grace (Tucker) Holcomb on April 14, 1926 in Ft Wayne, IN. He married Mona Luceil Vail on December 4, 1945 in Morganfield, KY. He was in the US Navy from January 12, 1944 until May 8, 1946 during WWII. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the southwest Pacific area on February 16, 1945.
He has had a variety of careers during his life. He has been a painter, a type setter, a cab driver, a driller in the oilfields of Oklahoma and Texas, an auto body repairman and he retired as a custodian for Lahoma Public Schools. He was named Lahoma Citizen of the Year in 2007 by the Lahoma Lions Club. After his retirement he repaired mowers and bicycles. He donated many bicycles to the Salvation Army and different organizations for children at Christmas and he gave away bicycles to children and adults who came to his home asking for them. He was very talented and did paintings, wood carving, made furniture, model drilling rigs, cars and trains.
He is survived by five children: Garry and Susan Holcomb, Ann Archer, Deborah Swinford of Enid, Edward Allen Holcomb and companion, Patsy Hughes of Lahoma, and Gayla Taggert of TX; two sisters, Betty Thomas of Lahoma, Bonnie and Bob Roe; one brother, Bob and Ruth Holcomb; six sister-in-laws, Wanda Brinkley, Phyllis Vail, Jane Holcomb, Rajean and Hunter Connell, Floretta and Jerry Hilderbrand, and Pauline Holcomb all of IL; one brother-in-law, Wiley and Virginia Vail of Enid; 12 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Three of his grandchildren are in the service of our country at this time: SSgt Edward Christopher Holcomb is in Afganistan, Tsg Angela Dawne Archer is a nurse at the Pentagon and Tsg Matthew Norance Holcomb is an aircraft mechanic in Florida.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Luceil, his parents; three brothers and two sisters; six sister-in-laws and seven brother-in-laws.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Circle of Love with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be emailed to the family at ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com.
Edward left this world January 3, 2010 at the age of 83 years and 8 months. He was living in Lahoma, OK. He was born to Edward Clarence and Viola Grace (Tucker) Holcomb on April 14, 1926 in Ft Wayne, IN. He married Mona Luceil Vail on December 4, 1945 in Morganfield, KY. He was in the US Navy from January 12, 1944 until May 8, 1946 during WWII. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the southwest Pacific area on February 16, 1945.
He has had a variety of careers during his life. He has been a painter, a type setter, a cab driver, a driller in the oilfields of Oklahoma and Texas, an auto body repairman and he retired as a custodian for Lahoma Public Schools. He was named Lahoma Citizen of the Year in 2007 by the Lahoma Lions Club. After his retirement he repaired mowers and bicycles. He donated many bicycles to the Salvation Army and different organizations for children at Christmas and he gave away bicycles to children and adults who came to his home asking for them. He was very talented and did paintings, wood carving, made furniture, model drilling rigs, cars and trains.
He is survived by five children: Garry and Susan Holcomb, Ann Archer, Deborah Swinford of Enid, Edward Allen Holcomb and companion, Patsy Hughes of Lahoma, and Gayla Taggert of TX; two sisters, Betty Thomas of Lahoma, Bonnie and Bob Roe; one brother, Bob and Ruth Holcomb; six sister-in-laws, Wanda Brinkley, Phyllis Vail, Jane Holcomb, Rajean and Hunter Connell, Floretta and Jerry Hilderbrand, and Pauline Holcomb all of IL; one brother-in-law, Wiley and Virginia Vail of Enid; 12 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Three of his grandchildren are in the service of our country at this time: SSgt Edward Christopher Holcomb is in Afganistan, Tsg Angela Dawne Archer is a nurse at the Pentagon and Tsg Matthew Norance Holcomb is an aircraft mechanic in Florida.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Luceil, his parents; three brothers and two sisters; six sister-in-laws and seven brother-in-laws.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Circle of Love with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be emailed to the family at ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edward Holcomb, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 1
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors