Combs, Rachel E. January 6, 2011 Rachel Etta Combs 93, of Indianapolis passed away peacefully with her family by her bedside on Saturday, January 1, 2011 in St. Vincent Hospice after a short hospitalization. She was born on July 15, 1917, in Sylvester, Texas, the daughter of the late Eugene and Lotha Kiser. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Stanley Combs and siblings; Roy, Raymond, Cecil, Glenn, James and Dorothy Sue. Surviving relatives include her brother, Freddie Kiser of Munday, Texas, her daughter, Cathy (Richard) Hansell of Indianapolis and son, Stanley Ray (Carolyn) Combs of Coral Springs, Florida; three grandchildren, John (Jill) Combs, Joshua Combs and Allison Krug (Joe) Koss and great-grandson Jordan Combs. Rachel graduated from high school in Sylvester, Texas in 1936 and graduated in 1939 from the Hendrick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Abilene, Texas. She served as a Lieutenant in the Army with the 16th Evacuation Hospital Unit in Northern Africa and Italy from 1941-1946, earning 4 battle stars. After the war, she married and became a homemaker, devoting her life as a wife, mother and grandmother to her family. Visitation will be Saturday, January 8th at the Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., with services at 10:00 a.m. and a brunch following. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m. in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Frankfort, Kentucky. Remembrances can be made in her name to Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., Dept 560, Washington, DC, 20042-0560. Stanley Combs was the s/o Chester Arthur Combs and Della May Young. Chester was the s/o Wiley Andrew Combs and Mary Jane Gayheart. Carter