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Alma Ruth Parks Combs Obituary
Mrs. Combs was born in White County the daughter of the late Otha B. and Minnie Ruth Yates Buffington. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Buck Parks and David Foster. Mrs. Combs was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was a volunteer at the White County Senior Center.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon Combs, Cleveland; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Alice and Royce Smith, Murrayville, Frances and William Garrish, Alto; son and fiancee, David Parks and Sherry Sosebee, Dahlonega; sister, Maxine Crane, Maysville; sister and brother-in-law, Sadie and Harvey Wilson, Gillsville; grandchildren, Jennifer and Keith Moore, Chad and Jessica Garrish, Dana and Robert Coursey; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at the chapel of Barrett Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Etterlee will officiate. Interment will be in Gillsville Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made to the family at barrettfh.com.
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SUSIE DALE
November 7, 2016
Mary Alice, my heart goes out to you in the passing of your Mom. I will try to come to the funeral, you know I can't drive at nite, so Wednesday is out. She was a very pretty lady.Love you.
Susie DALE
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