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Subject: [US-OBITS] Fw: MCCOWAN: Mary Alice McCowan 2009
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 22:46:41 +0100

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Subject: MCCOWAN: Mary Alice McCowan 2009


> MCCOWAN, Mary Alice (Pendley) Combs
> Lhendri479 (View posts) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 5:40AM GMT
>
> Classification: Obituary
> Surnames: MCCOWAN, PENDLEY, COMBS, ADAMS, WESTMORELAND, MULLINAX, SUDDETH,
> HOLTZCLAW, LAVENDER, PARRISH, WESTFALL, ANTHONY, CLEVELAND, HOWELL, MCCOY,
> QUEENER, MURPHY, BALLARD, BENDER, OLIVER, ANTHONY, TAYLOR, RECEVEUR
> MCCOWAN, MARY ALICE PENDLEY COMBS - age 88, of Oak Ridge,TN died Sunday,
> March 8, 2009, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born
> September 1, 1920, in Chatsworth, GA. She moved to Oak Ridge during WW II,
> while it was still the 'Secret City'. She did the General Ledger for Roane
> Anderson and remembered well the day the world learned of Oak Ridge and
> it's role in ending the war. She retired from ORNL in 1991 after 31 years
> of service. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge for 65
> years. She loved her church and served as a deacon for many years. She
> belonged to the Christian Women's Club, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Oak
> Ridge Women's Club, Joyful Reconcilers, and volunteered at the YWCA. She
> was a bridge Life Master, and in recent years continued to play bridge
> several times a week at the Senior Center. She considered her children and
> their families the accomplishment of her life and loved to travel with
> family, play games, and laugh. She was preceded in death by her first
> husband, Lincoln Combs; and her second husband, Herb McCowan; parents,
> Dewey and Edna Pendley; and sister, Louise Adams. She is survived by three
> sisters, Rose Marie Westmoreland, Eileen Mullinax and husband Larry, and
> Janet Suddeth all of GA; and one brother, Dewey PENDLEY of Bristol, TN.
> She is also survived by six daughters, Alice Carole Holtzclaw and husband
> Terrell of Dalton, GA, Jo Anne Lavender and husband Neal of Knoxville,
> Marti Parrish and husband Leo of Statesboro, GA, Marie Westfall and
> husband Joe, Mary Anthony and husband Gary and Janice COMBS all of Oak
> Ridge; three sons, Henry COMBS and wife Caroline of Knoxville, Curtis
> COMBS and wife Bonnie of Huntsville, AL, John COMBS and wife Susan of
> Ashville, NC. She is also survived by 25 grandchildren, 19 great
> grandchildren & 2 great-great-grandchildren, Shawn, Ann, Nathan, Katie &
> Samuel Holtzclaw, Traci, Carter, Cassie & Kelli Cleveland, Tad, Krista,
> Rand & Claire Holtzclaw, Charlotte, David & Rebecca COMBS, Waylon & Jamie
> Howell, Dianne, Steve, Mick, Candi, John, Cristen, Madison, and Abbey
> McCoy, McKenzie Queener, Julia, Noah & Cayden Thomas, Lindsey & Tim
> Murphy, Lauren Thomas, Katie, Mike, Jill, Sydney & Alison COMBS, Brian
> Ballard, Willie Bender, Christi, Matt, Emma & Hannah Oliver, Wesley, Jacob
> & Lucas Anthony; and many nieces and nephews including, Kaye COMBS Moore
> and Frieda Howard of KY, Robert Taylor of MD, Vicki Receveur of FL. The
> family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at First
> Baptist Church of Oak Ridge with the service to follow from 6 to 7. An
> online guest book may be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com. The family
> requests that memorials be in the form of donations to First Baptist
> Church of Oak Ridge, The Oak Ridge Women's Shelter (YWCA), UT Hospice, or
> the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. www.knoxnews.com
>

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