Obituaries:  Josie Mae Holcomb Eddington, Sabine Parish       E-352
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 4, 2002
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Josie Mae Holcomb Eddington (Photo)

  Josie Mae Holcomb Eddington, 91, of Many, died Monday, Dec. 2,
2002, at Sabine Medical Center. She was a life member of the
Order of Eastern Star. She was born on Jan. 6, 1911, in Alto,
Texas, to George and Ida Holcomb.

  Funeral services will be held Dec. 4, at the First United
Methodist Church of Many, with interment to follow at Many
Cemetery. The Rev. John Koelemay, and the Rev. Mark Bray will
officiate.

  Survivors include two sons, Charles Eddington of Warren, Ark.,
and Rayford Eddington of Many; two sisters, Helen Gillentine of
Ft. Worth, Texas, and Sue Allen of Pearland, Texas; nine
grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces,
nephews, and friends.

  She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Wilmer
Eddington; one son, Robert L. Eddington; one grandson, Bruce
Eddington; two brothers; and eight sisters.

  Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Dr. Robert A. Eddington, Mark
R. Eddington, Billy Ray Eddington, Wayne Eddington, Brian
Eddington, Steve Eddington, Todd Eddington, and David Eddington.
Honorary pallbearer will be her granddaughter, Diane Parker.