Amedia
E. “Stella” Coombs ~1924-1990
1.
Obituary: Amedia E. Coombs, 66, of S. Burlington Road,
Fairfield Township, died Saturday evening in Deborah Hospital in
Browns Mills where she was a patient 17 days. She had been in failing
health six months. Born
in Bridgeton, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Amelia Greenage
Dean, she was the wife of Alfred C. Coombs, Jr. A lifetime
area resident, she lived at her present address 30
years.
She
attended Greenwich Township Public Schools and attended Bridgeton
High School for two years, leaving due to heart problems. For years
she attended the St. John United Methodist Church in Fordville where she
was active in the Sunday School. Prior
to her retirement due to disability, she was employed as a seamstress
at the former M.C. Schrank Co., and was a member of the Jubilee
Community Church in Quinton Township which she joined in 1983.
In
addition to her husband of 44 years, surviving are four sisters, Rebecca
Pierce, Mary
Sammons, both of Bridgeton, Shirley Kerbo, Roberta Furniesen, both of
Tampa, Fla., four brothers, Brady Dean of Pennsville, William Messick,
Horace Messick, both of Bridgeton, Richard Dean of Tampa, Fla.,
foster mother, Frances Sammons of RD 2; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her foster father, William "Tippy" Sammons.
Services
will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. from the Carll-Peterson-Ilacqua Funeral
Home, 208 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton, with the Rev. David Scull, pastor
of; the Jubilee Community Church officiating. Interment will
be made in Fernwood Memorial Park. Friends will be received Tuesday
from 7 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home.
2.
Death Notice: COOMBS -- of South Burlington Road, Fairfield Twp.,
N.J., on Saturday, June 2, 1990. Amedia E. “Stella” Coombs,
wife of Alfred C. Coombs, Jr., sister of Rebecca Pierce, Mary Sammons,
Shirley Kerbo, Roberta Furniesen, Brady Dean, William and Horace
Messick, and Richard Dean, aged 66 years.
Relatives
and friends are invited to attend the funeral services without further
notice from the Carll-Peterson-Ilacqua Funeral Home, 208 E. Commerce St.,
Bridgeton, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment will be made in Fernwood
Memorial Park. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m.
at the funeral home.
3.
Funeral Home Program: In Memory Of Amedia "Stella" Coombs
Who Resided At South Burlington Road Fairfield Township, N. J. Date
Of Birth August 21, 1923 Date Of Death
June 2, 1990 Time And Place Of Services Wednesday, June 6 At 1 P.M.
Carll-Peterson-Ilacqua Funeral Home. Clergyman Officiating Reverend
David Scull. Final Resting Place Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell
Township, N.J.
Calvin
Coombs ~1907-1986
Calvin
Coombs, 79, of RD 3, Jericho Road died Saturday at the Cumberland
County Medical Center. where he had been a patient [or two years. Mr.
Coombs was born in Fairfield Township, the son of the late Leslie and
Fannie Coombs. He was the husband of Sarah Edna Coombs and had resided
at the Jericho Road residence for the past 52 years. A lifetime
farmer, he had owned and operated his own farm for many years.
Besides
his wife he is survived by two brothers, Artie Coombs and Melvin Coombs,
both of Bridgeton; a sister, Linda Corny of Dover, Del., and several nieces
and nephews.
Private
funeral services will be conducted from the Brooks West Side Funeral Home,
181 Atlantic St., Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Robert Marks,
pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment
will be in Fernwood Memorial Park. At the family’s request
there will be no public viewing
2.
Death Notice: Coombs -- Of RD 3, Jericho Road, Bridgeton, N.J. on
Saturday, March 22, 1986. Calvin Coombs, son of the late Leslie
and Fannie Coombs, husband of Sarah Edna Coombs, brother of Artie
Coombs, Melvin Coombs and Linda Corny, aged 79 years.
Services
will be private at the convenience of the family on Tuesday, March 25,
at the Brooks West Side Funeral Home, 181 Atlantic St. Bridgeton.
Interment will be made in the Fernwood Memorial Park, Bridgeton.
At the family’s request there will be no public viewing.
Charlotte 'Lottie'
Reed Coombs 1875-1937
Wife of Alexander Coombs
Diana A. Coombs
~1950-2011
Diana A. Coombs, 61, of Pittsgrove, died at her home on Monday
afternoon, March 28, 2011. She had been in failing health for the past
year.
The wife of Donald
W. Coombs Sr., she was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and was the daughter
of the late Carl W. Pierce and Selina Morgan Pierce. She had resided at
her present address for the past five years and prior to that she had
lived in Hopewell Township.
Diana was a Licensed
Practical Nurse by profession. She had formerly been employed with Bridgeton
and Elmer Hospitals.
She loved gardening
and arts and crafts.
Besides her husband,
survivors include two sons, Donald W. Coombs Jr., Pittsgrove and Dusty
A. Coombs, Louisiana; one sister, Patricia V. Pierce, Cape May; one brother,
Carl Pierce, Jr., Pennsylvania; and five grandchildren, Dakota Coombs,
Aidan Coombs, Nathanael Coombs, Dinah Coombs and Kaleigh Coombs.
Memorial services
will be held in the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper
Deerfield Township, on Thursday, March 31, at noon. Cremation will take
place in Laurel Lawn Crematory, Upper Deerfield Township. Written condolences
and tributes may be sent to the family through the funeral home website
at www.padgettfuneralhome.com
Edna
Coombs d age 81
Edna
Coombs, 81, of RD 7, Fairfield Township died Wednesday morning in Bridgeton
Hospital after being in failing health the past two years. Born
in Fairfield Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorcas
Pierce Dean and the wife of Alfred C. Coombs Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Coombs would
have observed their 62nd wedding anniversary later this month.
She
was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church for over 60 years.
In
addition to her husband she is survived by a son, Alfred C. Coombs Jr.
of Bridgeton; four daughters, Elizabeth Carney of Bridgeton, Katherine
Wiley of Florence, Mary Durham and Louise Coward, both of Bridgeton; 10
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Dean of Bridgeton;
three sisters, Emma Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce and L Peterson, all of Bridgeton
and many nieces and nephews.
Services
will be Saturday from the Gibson-Sray Funeral Home, Carlls Corner. Interment
be made, in the family plot at Gouldtown Memorial Park.
Erma
Durham Coombs ~1917-1989
(Written
note: Dau of Norman & Irene Pierce Durham. Norman is son
of Daniel & Carolyn Carney Durham.
2.
Death Notice: COOMBS — Of Rockville Road, R.D. 4, Bridgeton, N.J.,
on Thursday, Aug. 3, 1989. Erma Durham Coombs, wife of the
late George Coombs, mother of George Coombs, Jr., Leslie Coombs, Glendon
Coombs, Lee Coombs, Shirley Durham, Doris Carney, Erma Urgo, Donna Whitesell
and Joann Martin, aged 72 years.
Due
notice of funeral services will be given when arrangements are completed
by the Padgett Funeral Home, State Highway 77, Bridgeton N.J.
Ernestine
M. Coombs ~1918-1994
1.
Obituary: Ernestine M. Coombs, 76, of 581 E. Commerce St.,
Bridgeton, died Tuesday morning at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
in Camden where she had been a patient for five days. Her death
was sudden and unexpected. Born
in Stow Creek Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna
Carney Pierce and the wife of Thomas Irving Coombs, Jr. She had
lived at her present address for 29 years and was a lifetime Bridgeton
area resident.
Prior
to her retirement 18 years ago, she had been employed at the former Owens-Illinois
Glass Company in Bridgeton for 31 years. Mrs.
Coombs was a member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians organization.
In
addition to her husband, she is survived by two brothers, Carl Pearce
of Florida and Glendon Pearce of Penns Grove; and four sisters,
Elizabeth Edwards of. Bridgeton, Doris Hughes of Penns Grove, Emily Loatman
and Eliza Coombs of Bridgeton. She was predeceased by a brother,
Charles Pearce, and two sisters, Mary Mosley and Madge Durham.
Funeral
services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday from the Padgett Funeral Home,
1107 Route 77, Bridgeton, with the Rev. Donald K. Harrington officiating.
The interment will be made at Fernwood Memorial Park in Bridgeton.
Friends may call Saturday morning one hour prior to the services at the
funeral home.
2.
Death Notice: COOMBS — Of 581 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton, N.J.,
on Tuesday, March 8, 1994. Ernestine M. Coombs, wife of Thomas
Irving Coombs Jr., sister of Carl Pearce, Glendon Pearce, Elizabeth Edwards,
Doris Hughes, Emily Loatman and Eliza Coombs, aged 76 years.
Relatives
and friends are invited to attend the funeral services without further
notice from the Padgett Funeral Home, 1107 State Highway 77;. Bridgeton,
on Saturday, March 12 at 11 a.m. Interment will be made at Fernwood Memorial
Park in Bridgeton. Friends may call on Saturday morning one hour
prior to the services at the funeral home.
Hester Pierce
Coombs ~1842 - 1903
(note - daughter of Jacob Pierce & Hester Murray of N.J.)
Image courtesy of Helen Pierce, daughter of Charles Roy Pierce
and Jacquelyn Elaine Batchelor.
John
W. Coombs Jr ~1949-1998
Contributed by Lorraine Johnson-Gregg 5/19/2000, who notes, “d Feb 17,
1998. Liza Pierce dau of Anna Carney & Charles Pearce. John Coombs Sr.
son of Irving Thomas Coombs & Ada Loatman Coombs.”
John
Coombs Jr., 49, of Midlothian, Va., and formerly of Bridgeton died
Tuesday in Johnson-Willis Hospital, Midlothian.
A
member of the Class of 1966 at Bridgeton High School, he was truck driver
working for CXPress Trucking, Inc., Richmond, Va., for 10 years. He was
a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and received a Combat Action
Ribbon, a Vietnam Service Medal, a Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and a Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry. He attended the Catholic church.
Surviving
are his wife, Shorriane (nee Pettis); five sons, John W. III and Jason,
both of Archer, Fla., and Germaine, Tyrone and Jonathan all at home; three
daughters, Mareesha, Eliza and Rosa, all at home; his mother, Eliza (nee
Pierce) of Bridgeton; a brother, Garry of Fairton; and three sisters,
Gail of Bridgeton, Donna Pierce of Stow Creek and Linda Murray of Millville.
He was predeceased by a brother, Edward T.; and his .father, John W. Sr.
Funeral
Liturgy will by 10 am. Friday in St. Mary Magdalen Church, Buck and Depot
streets, Millville, where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will
be in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Gouldtown.
Kevin
R. Coombs ~1975-2005
Kevin
R. Coombs, 30, of Bridgeton died unexpectedly on Wednesday March 16,
2005.
Born
in Bridgeton and a lifelong Bridgeton resident, Kevin was a member of
the Cumberland Regional High School class of 1993. As a youngster he played
little league baseball at West Cumberland Little League. He played the
guitar and at one time was a member of a band. In addition, he liked fishing
and listening to music. He was artistically inclined and enjoyed drawing.
Kevin
is survived by his parents, Linda (nee Hymer) and Allan Johnson of Bridgeton
and Melvin W. Jr. and Cathy Coombs of Pittsgrove, one daughter, Zoe Coombs
of Bridgeton, his fiancè, Kylene Anderson of Trenton, one sister, Stacie
Cuff and her husband Donald of Hopewell Township, one brother, Melvin
W. Coombs III and his wife Tiffany of Ellijay, Ga., two stepbrothers,
Adam Powell of Elmer and Jason Johnson of Mays Landing, one nephew, Andrew
Cuff and two nieces, Naomi and Lydea Coombs and a number of aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Funeral
services will be held Monday March 21 at noon at the Freitag Funeral Home,
137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton with Pastor Milton Akey of the Bridgeton
First Church of the Nazarene officiating. The interment will take place
at Fernwood Memorial Park in Hopewell Township. Friends will be received
at the funeral home Monday morning from 10 until noon. In lieu of flowers
memorial contributions are requested to the Zoe Coombs Education Fund,
c/o Wheeler Fazenbaker, Colonial Bank, 1245 Highway 77, Bridgeton, N.J.
08302. Written condolences and tributes to the family may be sent using
the funeral home website, freitagfuneralhome.com.
Lottie Reed Coombs 1875-1937 (Charlotte Coombs)
Wife of Alexander Coombs
Marguerite Coombs ~1919-2004
29 Nov 2004
Marguerite
Coombs, age 85, of Bridgeton,
died Friday evening, November 26, 2004 at the South Jersey Regional Medical
Center where she had been a patient for one week following a brief illness.
Born in Cheswold, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Eva
Carter and the wife of the late Linwood Coombs Jr. She was also predeceased
by her first husband, Lynford Boyd Seeney. She had been a Bridgeton area
resident for 40 years and prior to that had lived in Kenton and Cheswold,
Delaware.
Mrs. Coombs was a member of the Bridgeton Seventh Day Adventist Church
and was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Lynford Ronald Seeney and his wife Mary of
Jacksonville, Fla. and Robert Austin Seeney and his wife Kateryna of Estelle
Manor; a daughter, Judith A. Carney and her husband William of Bridgeton,
5 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. She was predeceased by a brother,
James Carter and 3 grandchildren, Kim E. Seeney, Robert A. Seeney Jr.
and Randy D. Seeney.
Funeral services will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State
Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Township on Tuesday evening, November 30 at
8 p.m. Interment services will take place on Wednesday
morning at 10 a.m. at the Immanuel Union United Methodist Church Cemetery
in Cheswold, Del. Friends may
call on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. prior to the services at the
funeral home.
MeIvin
Coombs died age 86
1.
Obituary: MeIvin Coombs, 86, of Shiloh died Thursday at home.
Born in Fairfield Township, son of the late Leslie and Fannie Wood Coombs,
he was a self-employed dairy and vegetable farmer in Greenwich Township
for 40 years before retiring.
He
was a member of the Bridgeton First Church of the Nazarene and the
Sunshine Sunday School Class. He enjoyed, hunting and gardening.
Surviving
is his wife of 64 years, Minnie (nee Coward); a daughter, Eleanor M. Cessna
of Millville; a son, Melvin W. of Pittsgrove Township; two half-sisters;
a half-brother; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The
Rev. Barry G. Whetstone will officiate at services at 11 a.m. Monday in
the First Church of the Nazarene, 350 West Park Drive, Bridgeton, where
friends may call after 10 a.m. Burial will be Fernwood Memorial
Park, Hopewell Township. Contributions may be sent to HospiceCare
of South Jersey, 2848 S. Delsea Drive, Vineland, N.J. 08360, or the church,
Bridgeton, N.J. 08302. Arrangements are by the Freitag Funeral Home,
Bridgeton.
Minnie
Coward Coombs ~1914-2000
Saturday,
October 28, 2000
Minnie
Coward Coombs, 86, of Hopewell Township, formerly of Stow Creek Township,
died at Cumberland Manor on Wednesday evening. She had been a resident
of the Manor for the past year. The wife of the late Melvin Coombs, who
died in 1998, she was born in Greenwich daughter of the late John and
Anna Pierce Coward. She assisted her late husband in the operation of
their dairy and vegetable farm. Mrs. Coombs formerly lived at West Road
in Stow Creek and prior this in Greenwich on Bacons Neck Road.
The
deceased was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene and a member
of the Sunshine Sunday Sunday School Class and formerly taught in the
Sunday school. She was a 1932 graduate of Bridgeton High School and enjoyed
reading, was an excellent cook famous for her rice pudding and loved her
grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene,
350 West Park Drive, Bridgeton with her pastor, the Rev. Milton E. Akey,
officiating. Burial will be made at Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell Township.
Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to the service.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freitag Funeral Home,
Bridgeton. Written condolences may be expressed to the family at the funeral
home web site, freitagfuneralhome.com.
Sarah
Edna Coombs ~1903-1988
(Note by Lorraine Johnson-Gregg: Harvey & Hattie Clark Mosley’s
daughter, Sarah Edna Mosley March 14, 1988.)
1.
Obituary: Sarah Edna Coombs, 85, of RD 3, Jericho Road, Marlboro
died Monday in Bridgeton Hospital where she had been a patient for
two weeks. Prior to her admission to Bridgeton Hospital she
had been a patient at the Bridgeton Nursing Center for one year.
Born
in Salisbury, Md., the daughter of the late Harvey and Hattie Clark Mosey,
she was the wife of the late Calvin Coombs who died in 1986. She
had resided at the Jericho address for 53 years.
Mrs.
Coombs was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was an Avon
representative for 25 years.
Surviving
are several nieces and nephews.
Services
will be private Thursday morning from the Brooks West Side Funeral Home,
181 Atlantic St., with the Rev. Nelson Arroyo, pastor of Trinity United
Methodist Church and
the Rev. Robert Marks, former pastor of the church, officiating.
Interment will be made in Fernwood Memorial Park. The family
requests that contributions in Mrs. Coombs’ memory be made to
Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.
2.
Death Notice: Sarah Edna Coombs of RD 3, Jericho Road, Marlboro-Bridgeton,
N.J. on Monday, March 14, 1988. Sarah Edna Coombs, daughter of the Harvey
and Hattie (nee Clar--) Mosey, wife of the late Cal--- Coombs, aged 85
years.
Funeral
services will be private at the convenience of the family, Thursday morning,
March 17 at the Brooks West Side Funeral Home, 181 Atlantic St., Bridgeton.
Interment will be made in Fernwood Memorial Park. At
the family’s request there will be public viewing. The family suggests
that contributions in Mrs. Coombs’ memory be made to Trinity United
Methodist Church Memorial Fund.
3.
Death Notice: Services for Sarah Edna Coombs, 85, of RD 3,
Jericho Road, Marlboro-Bridgeton were conducted Thursday morning from
the Brooks West Side Funeral Home with the Rev. Nelson Arroyo, pastor
of Trinity United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Robert Marks, former
pastor, officiating. Interment was made in Fernwood Memorial Park.
Serving as pallbearers were Stephen Ayars, the Rev. Jack DuBois, Charles
Robinson, John Robinson, Ralph Peck and Harold Uhland.
Velma
Coward Coombs ~1916-2006
6 Oct 2006.
Velma
Coombs, 90, of Hopewell
Township, died in
the Cumberland Manor on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, 2006. The wife of the
late Artie Coombs, she was born in Greenwich and was the daughter of the late John
L. Coward Sr. and Anna Pierce Coward. She had been a resident of Hopewell Township
since 1971 and prior to that had lived in Fairfield
Township and Greenwich.
She and her late husband Artie had operated a farm on Seabreeze Road in Fairfield Township
for several years. Velma was a member of the First
Church of the Nazarene.
She loved crocheting, making Afghans, traveling to Florida in the winter and had raised parakeets.
Survivors include: one sister, Alice Carney, Bridgeton and several nieces and nephews, including
her caregivers, John A. Coward Sr. and his wife Doris of Bridgeton. She
was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry Charles Coward and John L.
Coward Jr. and three sisters, Frances Sammons, Grace Durham and Minnie
Coombs.
Funeral services will be held in the First
Church of the Nazarene,
West Park Drive, Hopewell
Township, on Saturday morning, Oct. 7, at 11 o’clock. Burial will be in
Fern wood Memorial Park, Hopewell
Township. A viewing
will be held at the church on Saturday morning between 10 and 11 o’clock.
Funeral arrangements ate under the direction of the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME,
Upper Deerfield
Township.
