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- Ella Mae "Babe" Combs age 83 of 903 N. Shady, Hwy. 421, Mountain City, TN went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the home of her son in law and daughter, Michael and Mary Combs Tedesco of Cochranville, PA. She was a native of Johnson County and lived in Chester County, West Grove, PA many years before retiring to Tennessee. She belonged to the Avondale Church of Christ. She was an excellent seamstress, Quilter, and painter, a belover mother, wife grandmother and great grandmother. She was an active member of the March of Dimes, proactive in Project Headstart in 1967 as well as the Crippled Children's School of West Chester, PA. She was the daughter of the late Arthur R Reece and Amanda Jane Mains Reece. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Paul W. Combs, Sr., who passed away in 1998. In addition to her husband he was preceded in death by a son, Paul Combs Jr., who passed away in 2004.
Survivors include, two sons, Bobby R. Combs and wife Gail, Oxford, PA and J. Gary Combs and wife Marsha of Kennett Square, PA, one brother , Dolphus Reece, special niece, Shirley Lipford Hedges of Mountain City, TN., 19 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Ms. Ella Mae "Babe" Combs will be conducted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. from the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of Hux-Lipford Funeral Home with Mr. Dean Gouge and Mr. Mike Taylor officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow in the Phillippi Cemetery.
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