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Karen Diane Adams Combs

Karen Combs Obituary

LEXINGTON COMBS, KAREN DIANE ADAMS, 52, widow of Homer Lewis Combs, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Louisville, an accountant for Systems Design Group, Inc., died Sunday, August 27, 2006 as a result of the Comair Air Plane Crash in Lexington. She was born in Fleming, KY, the daughter of Jack Newell and Mable Claire Collins Adams of Whitesburg, and she was a member of First Baptist Church of Whitesburg and the Lexington Newcomers. She is survived by her daughter, Andrea L. Combs of Lexington and Savannah, GA; her brother, Stephen Adams (Lucretia) of Louisville; her sister, Monieca Hogg (Steve) of Rock Hill, SC; her two nephews, Joshua Newell Adams (Blaire) of Louisville, and Steven Hogg, and her niece, Jacqueline Hogg, both of Rock Hill, SC; dear friends, Larry Dean Adams and Clara Zirnheld; and their dearly beloved friend and companion, Sassy Marie. Memorial services will be at noon on Saturday at Porter Memorial Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Steve Hogg and Rev. Mark Webb. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday at Porter Memorial Baptist Church and after 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. The W. R. Milward Mortuary- Broadway is in charge of arrangements. The family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Homer and Diane Combs to the First Baptist Church of Whitesburg, 170 Madison Avenue, Whitesburg, KY 41858 [www.fbcwhitesburg.org.] 1-606-633-2277, or to the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Center of Excellence, Morris K. Udall Center, UK Anatomy and Neurobiology, 306 Davis Mills Bldg. 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40356-0098. milwardfuneral.com.

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Published by Courier-Journal on Sep. 1, 2006.

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Judi Tyree Fisher

September 4, 2006

I feel deeply saddened for the families of Diane and Homer. I attended and graduated Whitesburg High School with them in 1973. My heart goes out to their daughter, especially. My hope is that she find comfort in her precious memories of her parents and their love for her......take care....Judi Tyree Fisher, Pinckney, MI

Judi Tyree Fisher

September 4, 2006

I feel deeply saddened for the families of Diane and Homer. I attended and graduated Whitesburg High School with them in 1973. My heart goes out to their daughter, especially. My hope is that she find comfort in her precious memories of her parents and their love for her......take care....Judi Tyree Fisher, Pinckney, MI

Kembra Sexton Taylor

August 31, 2006

I knew Homer and Diane when we were students at Whitesburg High School. It is a tragedy for such a loving, vibrant couple to be struck down in the prime of their lives. My thoughts and prayers are with the Combs and Adams families. May God comfort you in this difficult time.

David Sturgill

August 31, 2006

I am sure no words can express how all of us are grieving in the loss of your loved ones. My mom (Carolyn) has very fond memories of all of Aunt Margie's kids and grandchildren. Please know that you all are in our thoughts and prayers. I encourage you to rejoice in the good times that you all shared. They will far outweigh these recent events.

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