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Kelly Carter Hermann of Abingdon, VA, passed away Monday, October 20, 2025.
Kelly was a graduate of Lebanon High School and pursued a career in cosmetology.
She was preceded in death by her parents Wyatt Harry Carter and Dorothy Ellis Carter.
She is survived by her siblings, Carole Fitzsimmons, Kathy C. Mull and husband, John, Michael Carter, Wyatt “Scooter” Carter and wife, Millicent, and Jeanie Spence and husband, Jerry and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
A private celebration of life will be conducted at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made on the Combs-Hess Funeral & Cremation Service Facebook page and our website at www.chfunerals.com. Combs-Hess Funeral & Cremation Service, 291 Hwy 71 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266, (276) 889-4444
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291 Fincastle Rd. P.O. Box 1115, Lebanon, VA 24266
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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