Jo Ann (Seamans) Holcombe (1942 - 2021)

Born Aug 1942 in Oak Grove, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Bobby Joe Holcombe — married 27 Aug 1966 in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States

Died 5 Aug 2021 at about age 79 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Obituary

Mrs. JoAnn Seamans Holcombe, age 79, a resident of De Queen, Arkansas, passed from this life due to Covid complications on Friday, September 24, 2021 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born August 5, 1942 in Oak Grove, Louisiana. She was a registered nurse for De Queen General Hospital for 14 years and a school nurse for the De Queen Schools for over 20 years. JoAnn was a member of the First United Methodist Church of De Queen, where she taught Sunday school. She enjoyed painting, genealogy, yard work, quilting, reading, spending time with her grandchildren, and cooking for her family. She also enjoyed attending a local Bible study group with dear friends. Mrs. Holcombe was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Harold and Mary Agnes Trichell Seamans; her husband, Bobby Holcombe; and two sisters, Melba McGaha and Hazel Neal. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Sheila Holcombe of De Queen; one daughter and son-in-law, Mandi and Todd Spier of Moss Bluff, Louisiana; one brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Clydette Seamans of Oak Grove; a sister and brother-in-law, Glinda and Phillip Childress of Leavenworth, Kansas; a sister, Marion Lucas of Columbia Lakes, Texas; a sister-in-law, Ceci Bettell; seven grandchildren, Tate, Luke, Tripp, and Laken Spier, Blake and Brock Patterson, and Joshua Holcombe; a number of nieces and nephews; and her two dogs, Gracie and Riley. Funeral services for Mrs. Holcombe will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in the First United Methodist Church in De Queen with Rev. Steve Copley and Rev. David Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Redmen Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, September 27th at the funeral home.

Sources

• "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oak Grove High School; Year: 1953

• Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1966; Film: #4

• Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.