Jessica Renee COMBS

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Donald married Margaret GWYNNMount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, and was divorced. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married Joyce Renee WRAYHillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, and was divorced. Joyce (daughter of Robert Graham WRAY, Sr. and Edith Marie POFF) was born on 10 Apr 1946 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 2006 in Mt. Airy, Surry County,North Carolina; was buried on 2 Aug 2006 in Mt. Airy, Surry County,North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Cancer

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Publication: Mt Airy News; Date: Aug 2, 2006; Section: Front Page; Page: 3

Obituaries


MOUNT AIRY - Ms. Renee Wray Combs, 60, of 937 Sparger Road, Suite 2, Mount
Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 31, 2006.
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Ms. Combs was born April 10, 1946, in Surry County to Edith Marie Poff Wray and the late Robert Graham Wray Sr. She was employed at Wal-Mart as a cake decorator and was a member of Westside Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald Gray Combs Jr. and Jill Combs of Claudville, Va., and Benny Ray and Frances Combs of Mount Airy; five grandchildren, Mark Combs of Westfield, Miranda Combs of Claudville and Jessica Combs, Casey Combs and Hailey Combs, all of Mount Airy; a greatgranddaughter, Madilyn Grace Combs of Mount Airy; her mother, Edith Marie Poff Wray of Mount Airy; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Rosalie McMillian of Bassett, Va., Rhonda and Jerry Humphries of Mount Airy and Reva Elbertson of Ocala, Fla.; a brother, Robert Graham Wray Jr. of Mount Airy; and a special friend, Kristie Bledsoe of Mount Airy. In addition to her father, Ms. Combs was preceded in death by a son, Randy Gregg Combs; a grandson, Bradley Kyle Combs; and a sister, Evelyn Ramona Wray.

The funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Steve Johnson and the Rev. Jack Anderson, and burial will follow in the Westside Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church, and other times at the home of Edith Marie Poff Wray, 152 Critz St., Mount Airy.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mount Airy, NC 27030. Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the Combs family. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Crabtree [mailto:ccrabtree4@triad.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:08 AM
To: Sam Crabtree; Sam and Ruth Marshall; Paul M. Crabtree; Paul
Crabtree; Henry Eugene Wray; Deanna Marshall Brewer; David and Betsy
Marshall; Becky Siedlecki
Subject: Renee


All,

Joyce Renee Wray Combs passed away at her home in Mt. Airy, NC Monday July
31, 2006, at approximately 10:30 PM. Tentative arrangements are for the
Wake to be tomorrow evening or night Wednesday August 2, 2006, at the West
Side Baptist Church, with funeral on Thursday July 3, 2006 at West Side
with burial in the West Side Baptist Church Cemetery.

These arrangements have not been confirmed. I will get back to you with
firm arrangements hopefully today when they are final.


Charles

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Graham's wife, Edith, called me on June 3, 2002 to tell me about his death. He fell and broke his leg Friday night. He went through surgery, but did not recover well. He continued to decline until Sunday morning at 9:00 when he died. He is buried in Midkiff cemetery. I attended the funeral. (David W. Marshall, Sr.)

Find-A-Grave Memorial # 96486566

Robert married Edith Marie POFF on 5 Mar 1940 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. Edith (daughter of Garland P. POFF and Minnie SENTER) was born on 4 Jul 1921 in McDowell County, West Virginia; died on 14 Apr 2016 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From: D Brewer
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:17 PM

Charles called and said Edith's funeral is Monday at West Side Baptist Church in Mt. Airy, visitation at 1:00 and funeral at 2:00. He will send the obituary when it is available.

Find A Grave Memorial# 161038452

Obituary

Mrs. Edith Marie Poff Wray, age 94, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 13, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Wray was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on July 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Garland Prentiss Poff and Minnie Senter Poff. She retired from Spencers Knitwear after twenty-two years of dedicated service and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her three daughters, Rosalie McMillian of Martinsville, VA, Rhonda Humphries of Mt. Airy, and Reva Arnder of Reidsville; eleven grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren; a special sister-in-law, Pauline Wray Crabtree; a special brother-in-law, Clyde and Mary Jo Wray; and several cousins and many special friends. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wray was preceded in death her husband of sixty-two years, Robert ?Graham? Wray, Sr., daughters, Renee Combs and by an infant daughter, Evelyn Ramona Wray; a son Robert Wray, Jr.; and a grandson, Randy Combs. The funeral service will be held Monday, April 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Westside Baptist Church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Steve Johnson, the Rev. Larry Stone, and Charles Crabtree, with burial in the Midkiff Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral service at the church. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Mountain Valley Hospice and to her special caregivers, Kenny and Mary Swift. Memorials may be made to Westside Baptist Church, 107 Spring Creek Trail, Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030.