Beckham County, OK - Obits: Jesse T. Holcombe, 1932
08 April 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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HOLCOMBE, JESSE T.
(12 Dec 1932, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Aged Civil War Veteran Dies Sunday.
Final rites for Jesse Holcombe, 94 year old Confederate veteran, were held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the First Methodist Episcopal church
with Rev. J. M. Carpenter officiating.
Mr. Holcombe, a native of Virginia and a resident here since 1908, died at
7 a.m. Sunday at the home of his son, Harold Holcombe, 414 North
Washington street, after an illness of two weeks.  He was moved to his
home from a city hospital a week ago today after an operation and was
getting along satisfactorily until late last week.
Mr. Holcombe was laid to rest at the Fairlawn cemetery beside his wife who
died three years ago.  Grubitz & Son funeral directors were in charge.
Five children survive their father.  There are the son with whom he lived
and Allen Holcombe, of Kilgore, Texas, Mrs. B. H. Martin of Vienna, Mo.,
and Mrs. Thos. D. Palmer and Mrs. Tressa Garen.

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