Robert Leon Holcomb
February 2, 1947 — November 1, 2017
Robert Leon Holcomb, 70, of Hamilton, GA died Wednesday, November 01, 2017 at Franciscan Woods, Columbus, GA.
Funeral services will be held 2:00pm on Saturday, November 04, 2017, at Wynnbrook Baptist Church, with Pastor John Knox officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. A private interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, GA, according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, 3874 Gentian Blvd., Columbus, GA 31907.
Mr. Holcomb was born February 02, 1947, in Albuquerque, NM, son of the late Earl Leon Holcomb and Leota Brown Holcomb. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a pilot for AFLAC for over 28 years. Mr. Holcomb was a loving family man who was passionate about flying, having earned his pilot's license before his driver's license. We will always cherish his memories in our hearts and smile often upon our remembrance of him.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Holcomb.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia McGregor Holcomb, Hamilton, GA; five children, Renae Davidson (Ben), Jed Holcomb (Monica), Reid Holcomb, Jon Holcomb (Fran) and Margaret O'Dell (Andrew); two sisters, Ann Wallace and Janet O'Neill; fourteen grandchildren, Mallory, Grant, Lane, Blythe, Anderlyn, Liza Kate, Merritt, Owen, Sarah Jane, Jack, Leah, Hannah, Boone and Sawyer; four nephews, Tyrel and Clint Higginbotham, Ray Wallace, and David O'Neill; numerous friends also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or those so desiring may make donations in Mr. Holcomb's memory to Hope Harbor, P.O. Box 800389, LaGrange, GA 30240.
Funeral services will be held 2:00pm on Saturday, November 04, 2017, at Wynnbrook Baptist Church, with Pastor John Knox officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. A private interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, GA, according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, 3874 Gentian Blvd., Columbus, GA 31907.
Mr. Holcomb was born February 02, 1947, in Albuquerque, NM, son of the late Earl Leon Holcomb and Leota Brown Holcomb. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a pilot for AFLAC for over 28 years. Mr. Holcomb was a loving family man who was passionate about flying, having earned his pilot's license before his driver's license. We will always cherish his memories in our hearts and smile often upon our remembrance of him.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Holcomb.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia McGregor Holcomb, Hamilton, GA; five children, Renae Davidson (Ben), Jed Holcomb (Monica), Reid Holcomb, Jon Holcomb (Fran) and Margaret O'Dell (Andrew); two sisters, Ann Wallace and Janet O'Neill; fourteen grandchildren, Mallory, Grant, Lane, Blythe, Anderlyn, Liza Kate, Merritt, Owen, Sarah Jane, Jack, Leah, Hannah, Boone and Sawyer; four nephews, Tyrel and Clint Higginbotham, Ray Wallace, and David O'Neill; numerous friends also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or those so desiring may make donations in Mr. Holcomb's memory to Hope Harbor, P.O. Box 800389, LaGrange, GA 30240.
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