Hope this helps! William Farris Combs: DC# 129 William Farris COMBS residence: R.F.D. #3 City married, white, male occupation: Sheet metal worker age: 46 years 8 months 17 days spouse: Dixie _______? born: 20 September 1893 Kentucky died: 7 June 1940 Public place, Middletown, Butler County, OH cause: Struck by lightning, accidental buried: 10 June 1940 Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, OH father: Elhanon COMBS born Ky. mother: Katie FUGETT born Ky. informant: Dixie COMBS, City. June 8, 1940 Middletown Journal Tinner Killed Instantly When Hit By Lightning During Storm WILLIAM F. COMBS VICTIM OF BOLT; WILLIAM ANDERSON, WITH HIM, IS UNHURT; ARMCO BUILDING DAMAGED William F. Combs William F. Combs, 46, of Oneida Subdivision, was killed instantly Friday afternoon when struck by lightning during a storm that lashed Middletown and environs for an hour, then settled into a steady rain. The same bolt is believed to have struck the training school building at East Side Works of the American Rolling Mill Company, doing damage estimated at $500. Combs, with William Anderson, a fellow worker, in the employ of W. S. Clevenger, tinner, was unloading a truck at the city dump on South Main Street when killed. the two men were working inside the truck when the fatality occurred. Detectives Raymond Frazier and Howard davis, with the members of Fire Company Number One, were summoned by Anderson who said he was unaware what happened to Combs when he fell. The two men were unloading roofing scrapes from the W. T. Harrison Insurance Company building at 25 North Main Street and were hurrying before the approaching storm hit. The fatal streak of fire cut a deep scalp wound on top of Combs' head. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. Anderson was uninjured. Combs was a World War veteran coming here after his honorable discharge from service in 1918. He had been employed by Clevenger Tin Company for the last six years. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Dixie Combs; two sons, William Carl and James Earl: one sister, Mrs. Mary Sherer, of the city; six brothers, Fult, Granville, Curt, Cicero, and John Combs, all of Kentucky, and Lawrence Combs, of this city. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home in charge the Rev. R. C. Caudill, pastor of First Church of God. Burial will be in the soldiers' lot at Woodside Cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home from 2 P.M. Saturday to 11 A.M. Monday. Officials of the American Rolling Mill Company said most of the damage at the training building was done to furniture. Fire is believed to have started when lightning struck outside of the building and followed electric wires to the interior of the one-story structure. Abbie Owen Combs: DC# 0902-672 Abbie Owen COMBS residence: 4695 Salzman Rd, Middletown, Butler County, OH widowed, white, female occupation: Homemaker age: 98 years spouse: widow born: 3 March 1903, Knott County, KY died: 8 Nov. 2001 Middletown Regional Hospital, Middletown, OH buried: 12 November 2001 Butler County Memorial Park, Wayne Township, OH father: Thomas OWENS mother: Armelda COMBS informant: David COMBS, 4661 Salzman Rd., Middletown, OH November 9, 2001 Middletown Journal Abbie Owens Combs Mrs. Abbie Owens Combs, 98, of Middletown, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at Middletown Regional Hospital. Born March 3, 1903, to Thomas and Armelda (Combs) Owens in Knott County, Ky., she was a member of the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fulton F. Combs in May 1986, her father, Thomas Owens, mother, Armelda Owens, two sons, Harold and Jimmy Combs; a great-grandson; and 12 brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, David (Lucille) Combs of Middletown and Douglas (Leona) Combs of Middletown; a daughter Mazie (Lyle) Taylor of Escondido, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Esther Combs. Arrangements: Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home with the Rev. Pastor Charles Wolfinbarger officiating and burial at the Butler County Memorial Park in Wayne Township. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Fulton F Combs: DC# 0902-239 Fulton F. COMBS residence: 4695 Salzman Road, Middletown, Butler County, OH married, white, male occupation: Carpenter and Contractor, Building age: 90 years spouse: Abbie OWENS born: 10 April 1896 Kentucky died: 4 May 1986 Middletown Regional Hospital, Middletown, Butler County, OH buried: 7 May Butler County Memorial Park, Trenton, OH US Armed Forces: 9 Mar 1916 - 4 June 1920 father: Elhannon COMBS mother: Katherine FUGATE informant: Abbie O. COMBS, 4695 Salzman Road, Middletown, OH 45044 May 5, 1986 Middletown Journal Fulton F. Combs Fulton F. Combs, 90, 4695 Salzman Road, died at the emergency room of Middletown Regional Hospital at 5:34 a.m. Sunday. Mr Combs was born in Hazard, Ky., and moved here from Owensboro, Ky., about 45 years ago. He was still active as a self-employed carpenter and contractor and had built his own house when he was 80 years old. Mr. Combs served in the Army during World War I. He and his wife, Abbie, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Feb. 26. Other survivors include three son, Jimmie, Douglas and David all of Middletown; a daughter Mazie Taylor of Los Angles; two brothers, Granville and John both of Middletown; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Another son Harold, died in 1984 Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home, the Rev. Charles Wolfinbarger officiating. Burial will be in Butler County Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Find these and more here: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/oh/butler/deaths.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "RMW" <ancestorhunt@sbcglobal.net> To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:38 PM Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] Combs from Kentucky > Died in Middletown, OH, and looking for cemetery, obituary, and or death recrods for the following Combs from Perry Co., Kentucky. Would someone please direct me to the correct source. Believe if I locate one burial, probably locate all. > > > Zackary/Zachariah/Zack/Jack H. COMBS b: 9 Feb 1891 Hazard, Perry Co., KY > > Fulton F. COMBS b: 10 Apr 1896 Hazard, Perry Co., KY d: 4 May 1986 Middletown, Butler Co., KY (Have his obit, but don't know where he's buried)+Abigail OWENS b: Mar 1903 KY Father: Thomas Owens Mother: Armelda Combs > > 2 William Ferris COMBS b: 20 Sep 1897 d:after 1986 Hazard, Perry Co., KY +Dixie MCQUINN b: 11 Mar 1901 Wolf Co > > 2 Cicero COMBS b: 14 Apr 1898 d: bef 1986 > > 2 Curtis COMBS b: 1902 d: bef 1986 d: bef 1986 > > 2 Mary COMBS b: 1909, don' know who she married. d: :before 1986 > > John COMBS b: 1913 d: after 1986 in Middletown > > Lawrence COMBS b: 4 Nov 1919 d: Oct 1978 Middletown, Butler Co., OH. > > Granville COMBS b: 22 Aug 1901 Hazard, Perry Co., KY d: before 1986 +Ells LAWSON b: 9 Jan 1911 Jackson, Breathitt Co., KY m: 9 Jan 1928 Middletown, Butler Co., OH Father: Clay Lawson Mother: Callie Dalton > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to: > OHBUTLER-L-request@rootsweb.com or OHBUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com > Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE (whichever you want to do) > >