herman odell holcomb
Mr. Herman Odell Holcomb, 68, of Route 1, State Road, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday afternoon.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesville and a retired employe of the Chatham Manufacturing Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gypsy Mickey Holcomb of the home; one son, Herman Perry Holcomb of N. Augusta, South Carolina; one stepson, James Mickey of Jonesville; two sisters, Mrs. Cloie Holcomb Cothren of Elkin and Mrs. Margaret H. Welborn of Morganton; four brothers, Marvin Holcomb of Jonesville, Jones Holcomb of State Road, Sig Holcomb and Jack Holcomb, both of Elkin; two grandchildren; Martha and Robert Holcomb: and two stepgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Jonesville First Baptist Church by the Rev. Ray Hamilton with burial following in the Baltimore Cemetery in Yadkin County.
The family asks that memorials be made to the Jonesville First Baptist Church Building Fund. The family will receive friends at the Johnson Funeral Home in Elkin from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Friday. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service to lie in state.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesville and a retired employe of the Chatham Manufacturing Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gypsy Mickey Holcomb of the home; one son, Herman Perry Holcomb of N. Augusta, South Carolina; one stepson, James Mickey of Jonesville; two sisters, Mrs. Cloie Holcomb Cothren of Elkin and Mrs. Margaret H. Welborn of Morganton; four brothers, Marvin Holcomb of Jonesville, Jones Holcomb of State Road, Sig Holcomb and Jack Holcomb, both of Elkin; two grandchildren; Martha and Robert Holcomb: and two stepgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Jonesville First Baptist Church by the Rev. Ray Hamilton with burial following in the Baltimore Cemetery in Yadkin County.
The family asks that memorials be made to the Jonesville First Baptist Church Building Fund. The family will receive friends at the Johnson Funeral Home in Elkin from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Friday. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service to lie in state.