Carter, At 09:26 AM 12/24/2004, Carter L. Combs wrote: >In todays Lexington Herald-Leader > >WHITESBURG - Alex Combs, 72, died Wed., Dec 22, 2004. Services Sun., 2 >pm, Letcher Funeral Home. Visit Fri., after 6 pm at the funeral home. > >I anyone finds a more detailed obit on Alex would they please post it. The following obituary was in the December 29, 2004, issue of the Mountain Eagle newspaper: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Combs dies Funeral services for Alex Combs, 72, were held December 26 at Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg. A son of the late Carl and Corsie Sexton Combs, he was a member of the Haymond Freewill Baptist Church. He died December 22 at his home at Thornton. Surviving are his wife, Edna Sexton Combs; nine sons, Jimmy Combs, Wayne Combs, Carl Dean Combs, Mark Combs, Bobby Combs, Ishmeal Combs, Elmer Bates Jr., Shannon Combs, and Gilbert Bates; four daughters, Ann Strickland, Renee Combs, Phyllis Bates and Frances Cook; five brothers, R.B. Combs, Hillard Bates, Millard Bates Jr., Worley Bates, and Morgan Bates; a sister, Emmazetta Bates; 30 grandchildren, and number of great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Thornton Cemetery. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope this helps. Brian K. Caudill Malabar, FL Visit my Letcher County, KY, Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/letcher.htm Visit my Family Tree Maker Web Page at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/u/Brian-K-Caudill/ Visit the Letcher County Historical and Genealogical Society website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/lchgs/index.htm List of Letcher County Historical and Genealogical Society Publications: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/lchgs/pubs/books.htm Visit my Caudill Connection Web Page at http://home.mpinet.net/~bcaudill/caudill.htm