John Richard Holcomb
May 18, 1946 — January 12, 2008
John Richard Holcomb, 61, Ewington, loving father, grandfather, brother, son and loyal friend, passed away at the home of his friend, Kenneth Leesburg, Bidwell. He fought for our country, a free spirit who loved life to the fullest. His memory will live in our hearts always as he touched us all.
John was born May 18, 1946 in Newark, Ohio, son of the late Ernest Wendell Holcomb and Mildred Ellen Friend Holcomb. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, and a roofer by trade. He was a member of the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post No. 476 at Wilkesville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie.
He is survived by daughters Julie A. Holcomb, Vinton and Melissa Kruskamp, Martinsburg, West Virginia; a grandson, Alexzander May, Vinton; mother of his daughters, Carmen Kruskamp, Columbus; and eight brothers and three sisters: Charles Lee and Eddie Holcomb, both of Wilkesville; Larry Holcomb, Michigan; Joe Holcomb and Connie Shelton, both of Columbus; Bill, Keith and Jack Holcomb, all of Vinton; Tina Holcomb, Golden, Colorado; Thomas Holcomb, Laurelville, Ohio and Rose Wickline, West Virginia.
Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday January 15, 2008 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home at Vinton. Military Rites will be conducted by the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post No. 476 at Wilkesville. Cremation will follow. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 PM Monday.