76 year old James S. Holcomb of Smithville died Friday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean War. He attended the Whorton Springs Baptist Church and he was a Superintendent with road construction. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Elder Lynn Russell and David Mahan will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday from noon until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Sanford and Genevia Rains Holcomb. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Loyce Womack Holcomb of Smithville. A daughter, Jayma Royce Holcomb of Nashville. Two sisters, Imogene and her husband Richard Johnston of Las Vegas and Eloise Gothard of Lebanon. A sister-in-law, Royce Odom of Smithville. Aunts, Geraldine Deal of Chattanooga and Katherine and her husband Harry Hudson of Whitwell. Several nieces and nephews also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. The family requests that donations be made, in lieu of flowers, to the Whorton Springs Baptist Church Building Fund or Alive Hospice, or to the American Cancer Society.
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