Virginia Combs

1917 - 2005  (88 years)

• Name	Virginia Combs
  Birth	8 Mar 1917	Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Oct 2005	Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
  Burial	28 Oct 2005	Woodlawn Cemetery, Blowing Rock, Caldwell and Watauga Counties, North Carolina, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Allie Bryan Combs,   b. 20 May 1914   d. 2 Aug 1995, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA  (Age 81 years) ▻ Betty ?   2. Edwin Lawrence Combs,   b. cir 1915 ▻ Julia ?   3. Virginia Combs,   b. 8 Mar 1917, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Oct 2005, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Oscar Thomas Dobbs   4. Florence Louise Combs,   b. 11 Oct 1919, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank and Camden Counties, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jan 2012  (Age 92 years) ▻ Harold Blair Wall,  m. 8 Dec 1945
  Notes	Obituary: Mrs. Virginia Combs Dobbs, 88, of 1814 Barnell Avenue, Raleigh, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. She was born March 8, 1917, in Bryson City, to the late Allie Bryan and Florence Sawyer Combs. Mrs. Dobbs was a graduate of Broughton High School and Meredith College in Raleigh and received a master’s degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She was a retired librarian from the Wake County School System and a member of Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh. She was a member of the D.A.R., a champion bridge player and a lover of books and history. Survivors include her husband, Oscar Thomas “Tommy” Dobbs; two daughters, Vicki Dalia and husband, Joedy, of Whitetop, Va. and Lianne Mattar and husband, Ric, of Blowing Rock; one son, John Dobbs of Greensboro; and two step-sons, Tommy Dobbs and wife, Diane, of California and Charles Dobbs and wife of Mobile, Ala.; one sister, Louise Wall and husband, Harold, of Raleigh; and one brother, Edwin Combs and wife, Julia, of Hampstead. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Bryan Dobbs; and a brother, Bryan Combs. Services were conducted this morning (Friday) at 10 a.m. at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Dr. Wayne Brown. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock. A memorial service will be held in Raleigh at a time and place to be announced later. Memorial contributions may be made to a library of the donor’s choice or a book may be given to Appalachian Brian Estates in Boone in her memory. Online condolences may be made at www.hamptonfuneralservice.com Arrangements by Hampton Funeral Service.
  Person ID	I16421	Private
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Allie Bryan Combs,   b. cir 1890   d. 6 Feb 1981, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Florence Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1881   d. 28 Feb 1985, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 103 years)
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oscar Thomas Dobbs,   b. cir 1915
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Stephen Bryan Dobbs,   b. cir 1952   d. Bef 2005 (Age 52 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F6323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Mar 1917 - Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA   Death - 24 Oct 2005 - Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA Burial - 28 Oct 2005 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Blowing Rock, Caldwell and Watauga Counties, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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