In Memory of Norma Young Combs

On October 2, 2007, Norma Young Combs departed this life. She was born July 14, 1925, to William and Alice Crawford Young, in Hazard, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Otha Young Combs, Catherine Young, and Susan Young; brothers: Edmund and James Madison Young, and her husband, Charlie Combs. Surviving relatives are her son Robert (Eva) Combs; grandchildren: Anthony, Charles and Todd Combs, and four great grandchildren: Anthony, Robert, Valerie, Lauren, and Morgen, and her brother, William Henry (Patricia) Young.

            Norma, after her father’s death, was a ward of the Jr. Order of United American Mechanics and spent much of her early life in the Jr. Home in Tiffin, Ohio. At the home she chose nursing as her profession. She returned to the Hazard Kentucky area after WWII and worked at area hospitals as a nurse until the age 74. She credited her time at the Jr. Home as the foundation of her life’s profession and her many interests. She was an avid reader, caring friend, and relative.

            The family will receive friends and relatives at the Engle/Walker Funeral Home in Hazard Kentucky from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, October 4. Funeral services are Friday, October 5, at 3:00 p.m., at the Engle/Walker Funeral home with John Sexton  the officiating minister. Internment will be at the Crawford Cemetery in Hazard, Kentucky.