Reba (Combs) Wiggins
Reba (Combs) Wiggins, 83, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 4:00 a.m. in Mercy Medical Center following several years of ill health.
She was a faithful Christian and is now beside her Savior, finally at peace. Due to health reasons her final years were a struggle, but her faith and her bible were her strength.
She was a member of First Pentecostal Church of God. Reba was born in Whitesburg, Kentucky, July 21, 1923 to Hezekiah and Alie Fields. There she met and married Ray Combs. He preceded her in death after 35 years of marriage. Their union produced three sons, Jerry, Dean, and Tony (Jim).
Reba was a wonderful cook and her friends and family often talked about the delicious meals she cooked, especially her biscuits and gravy. She worked as a waitress at Webb's and O'Neills, and was also a beautician in her home and worked as a seamstress at Metallic Casket and Triad.
Reba leaves to cherish her memories, Sons, Dean (Pamela) Combs of Clearwater, Florida, Tony (Jim) Combs of Springfield, and Glenn Edwards whom she always called her other son; grandson, Scott (Jennifer) Combs of Springfield; and three great-grandchildren, Bryce, Baylee and Cody Combs of Springfield; sisters, Faye Nightingale of Springfield, and Mae Caudill of Whitesburg, Kentucky; special nieces, Patty (Sam) Harmon, Pamela (Jason) Thompson, and their children, McKenzie and Justin, Who lovingly called her "their granny". She will also be missed by lifetime friends, Joyce Schartz, Delores Burr, Marty Mundy and Brenda Hamilton. She always looked forward to their visits.
Other special friends, Jr. and Helen Bostick, and Larry and Sharon Preston. Also to remember her is a host of nieces and nephews, and special friends who held a special place in her heart.
She was preceded in death by first husband, Ray Combs in 1981; second husband, Kennard Wiggins in 2001; and son, Jerry Combs in 2004.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Clark Memorial Home, where she was a resident, for all their wonderful care and love. Also thanks to Dr. Patel and Dr. Umerani and the staff at Mercy Medical Center. A special thanks to Nurse Jessica Justin, who held her hand and prayed with her at the time of her passing.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday, April 13, 2007 from 4-7 p.m. in the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME. Services will be held Saturday at the First Pentecostal Church of God, 2328 Old Selma Road at 11 a.m. with Pastor David Miller officiating.
Entombment will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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