John Coombs
[March
04, 2013]
LINCOLN --
John T. Coombs, 72, of Lincoln, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at
10:08 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln- John T. Coombs, 72 of Lincoln passed away
at 10:08 P.M. Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Memorial
Medical Center in Springfield. John was born on
December 4, 1940 in Lincoln to William and Henrietta
Rogers Coombs. He married Carol Gee on October 9,
1964 in Mt. Pulaski.
John graduated from Lincoln Community High School in
1960. He served his country in the United States Air
Force from 1960 to 1964. John was a City of Lincoln
Police officer for 25 years. He retired from the
force in 1991 as a city detective.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; 2 daughters:
Laura (Steven) Charron and Brenda (Bryan) Hatfield,
both of Lincoln; 4 sisters: Betty (Robert) Washam of
Lincoln, Gloria (Richard) Craig of Beason; Joan
Heidbreder of Lincoln, Joyce Bailey of Lincoln; 3
brothers; Gene Coombs of Fullerton, California;
George (Dorothy) Coombs of Jacksonville, Florida;
and Robert (Maxine) Coombs of Lincoln; 1 sister in
law: Jan Gee (Gene) Bowers of Paris, Tennessee; 1
brother in law; David (Susie) Gee of Mt. Pulaski; 3
step-grandsons and many nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters: Shirley
and Frances; and his brother Earl.
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John enjoyed spending time with family, refinishing
furniture, going to auctions and his daily drive
with Carol through the state parks in Lincoln
looking for deer.
He was "a regular" at Mel-O-Cream and was active in
the Lincoln High School Class of 1960 Committee. He
was well known for his exploits as the "Witchdoctor"
at class functions. John was a caring man with a
great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by
his family and friends.
Services for John will be held at 10 A.M. on Friday,
March 8 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln with Rev. Robert Henderson conducting
services. A visitation will be held from 4-7:00 P.M.
on Thursday March 7 at the Funeral Home. Burial will
be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the
Lincoln Police Benevolent Fund.
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