Holcomb obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Holcomb, Donald Irvin           23 Apr 2007    May 2007    Jerry Nelson
Holcomb, Dorothy Ensign         25 Oct 1998    Oct 1998    Don Johnson
Holcomb, Richard Glenn          24 Jun 2006    Jun 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  4/23/2007

HOLCOMB, DONALD IRVIN
A resident of Amite, he died Thursday, April 19, 2007, in Galveston, Texas.
He was 54, born in Magnolia, Miss. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home,
Amite, on Monday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until
religious service at 2 p.m. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite. He
is survived by his son, Shawn Paul Holcomb; and brother, John G. Holcomb
Jr. Preceded in death by his wife, Kelly Holcomb; father, John G. Holcomb
Sr.; and mother, Dorothy E. Holcomb. For more information, visit
http://www.mckneelys.com. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  10/25/1998

HOLCOMB, DOROTHY ENSIGN
A resident of Amite, she died at 11:37 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 1998, at North
Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 84 and a native of Roseland. Visiting
at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. to
10:40 a.m. Monday. Religious services at First United Methodist Church,
Amite, at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Ken Bowman. Interment in
Amite Cemetery. Survived by two sons, John Gardner Holcomb Jr., Amite, and 
Donald Irvin Holcomb, Cut Off; a grandson, Shawn Paul Holcomb, Cut Off; and
numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, John Gardner
Holcomb Sr.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  6/24/2006

HOLCOMB, RICHARD GLENN "DICK" 
A loving husband, father and grandfather, he will be greatly missed by
family and friends. He was born in Corvallis, Ore., on Oct. 9, 1929, and
died Monday, June 19, 2006, in Salt Lake City while vacationing. He was a
resident of St. Francisville since April 1959. He is survived by his wife,
JoAnn Ford Holcomb of St. Francisville; three daughters, Patti Osterberger
of Cypress, Texas, Wendi and Rick Davis of Spring, Texas, and Tami Holcomb
of St. Francisville; grandchildren, Mary Katherine and Tommy Webb of Indian
Trail, N.C., Shelley Osterberger of New York, N.Y., Ben and Ginger
Tuminello of Atlanta, Tricia Osterberger of Asheville, N.C., Sarah
Osterberger of Hammond, JoAnna Jarreau of St. Francisville, and Stuart and
Patrick Davis of Spring, Texas; sister, Ellen Anderson of Corvallis; and
nieces and nephews in California, Oregon and Washington, D.C. He served as
a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a member
of Grace Episcopal Church. He worked for Crown Zellerbach Paper Mill for 38
years. He was a charter member and treasurer of the West Feliciana
Historical Society for many years. He was a member and president of the
West Feliciana Hospital Board, alderman and mayor pro-tem of the town of
St. Francisville since 1976, past-president of the St. Francisville Chamber
of Commerce, board member and chairman of the Bank of St. Francisville, and
member, junior warden and senior warden of the Grace Episcopal Church
vestry. Service is being held at Grace Episcopal Church on Saturday, June
24, at 2 p.m. with burial immediately following in Grace Episcopal
Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are Mayor Billy D'Aquilla; Butler Lawrason;
Shirley Frazier; members of the Board of Aldermen, Jim Davis, Rucker Leake,
David Fournet and Oscar Robertson Jr.; and Bank of St. Francisville board
members past and present, Fred Westphal, Wendell Hall Jr., Sonny Kee, Tom
Temple, Nolan Percy, Susan Davis, Irv Daniel, Carter Leak, Conville
Lemoine, Michael Hesse, Mitch Brashier and Jim Chaffin. Larkin Funeral Home
in Salt Lake City and Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary are in charge of
funeral arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
American Heart Association or Grace Episcopal Church of St. Francisville. 

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