Savel COMBS

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• Obituary, 2009, Mansfield, Richland County, OH. Savel Combs
MANSFIELD: Savel Combs, age 84, resident of Mansfield, Ohio passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at his home. He was born on November 10, 1925 in Wayland, Kentucky to the late James and Louverna (Conley) Combs.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II serving honorably in the British West Indies (BWI). He graduated from Wayland High School and Mayo Joint Vocational Schools in Kentucky. He was a certified Mine Engineer/Supervisor Commonwealth of Kentucky and was an Honorary Kentucky Colonel. Savel was a machinist at Ohio Steel Tube Co., in Shelby, Ohio from 1955-1980. He was a 4 term President of USWA Local 3057 from 1960-1976. He joined the Old Regular baptist Church, Steel's Creek Church on April 4, 1954 at the baptism of Sister Belle Moore at the home of Brother Hawley Warrens. He was baptised by Brother Hawley Warrens and Brother Troy Nichols on May 2, 1954. Savel made his first attempt to preach at Little Rebecca Church in Plymouth on September 25, 1955, was then an Ordained Minister on October 15, 1960 at the Little Rebecca Church in Plymouth, by Order of Presbatry, and credentials signed by Moderator Brother H.N. Vanderpool and Clerk Brother Claude Ousley.

He is survived by his wife, Nelcie (Mills) Combs whom he married on August 31, 1986; a son, Michael Leonard Combs of Troy, Ohio; step-son, Gary Mollett of Honduras; and a step-daughter, Diana Mollett Nolen of Mansfield; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Combs Slone of Cleveland, OH and Florence Mary Combs Wheeler of Lexington, OH.

He is preceded in death by his first wife, Beulah Marie (Parrigan) Combs, on April 29, 1986; son, Edmond Lee Combs on April 6, 1999; grandson, Keith Edmond Combs on September 25, 1993; parents, James and Louverna (Conley) Combs; three brothers, Kendall, Virgil and Amel Combs and a sister, Sadie Combs Gibson.

Friends may call at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 4-9 p.m. The funeral service will be at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, with Elder Hargus Tuttle officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Shiloh, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to S.T.O.P., 1152 Lexington Ave., Mansfield, OH 44907. Online condolences can be made at www.secorfuneralhomes.com

Savel married Beulah Marie PARRIGAN. (Beulah Marie PARRIGAN was born on 29 Apr 1927 and died on 29 Apr 1986.)

Savel next married Living