Loretta June Fox McCombs, widow of
Harless McCombs and sister of one of Monongah High’s most fearsome fullbacks,
the late Bob Fox, Class of 1948, passed away Wednesday, April 26.
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| Loretta Fox McCombs |
Their siblings are Lois Fox Simmons, widow of Lewis “Fuzzy” Simmons; Doris Fox
Crislip, Loretta Fox McCombs, Mary Jane Fox Hickman, Class of 1960, all of the
Fairmont area, and the late Shirley Fox Wilson.
Loretta and Harless’ children
are Monongah Water overseer Bill McCombs, Class of 1969, married to Monongah Town Record
Patty Steele McCombs and living in Monongah;
Kevin McCombs, married to Vicky; and Monongah
fire chief Harless “Mutt” McCombs, married
to Monongah Middle School language arts teacher and children’s books author Lisa Myers McCombs, Class of 1977.
Loretta’s obituary:
Loretta June McCombs
(June 17, 1928 - April 26, 2017) 
Loretta June Fox McCombs, 88, of Monongah,
passed away April 26, 2017 at St Barbara’s Nursing Home. She was born June
17, 1928 in Monongah, WV, the daughter of the late Virgil Ralph Fox and Cora
M. (Coe) Fox.
Loretta retired from Owens-Illinois Glass Plant #3. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She also loved to play Bingo and attend WVU football games with her sons. She graduated from Monongah High School in 1946. Surviving her are three sons, William (Bill) & Patty McCombs, Kevin & Vicky McCombs, and Harless (Mutt) & Lisa McCombs; four grandchildren, Wayne (Jaime) Copen of Dallas, Ga, Christine (Greg) Perkins of Morgantown, WV, and Jamey (Chris) Underwood of Waxhaw, NC, and Boone Oliverio of Monongah, WV; five great grandchildren, Austin & Alyssa Copen of Dallas, Ga., Kellen & Brielle Underwood of Waxhaw, NC, and Greysen Perkins of Morgantown, WV; three sisters, Doris Crislip, Lois Simmons, and Mary Jane Hickman all of Fairmont, WV. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harless L McCombs; one brother Robert (Bob) Fox, and a sister, Shirley Wilson. The family will receive friends Saturday 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the Domico Funeral Home, Fairmont, WV. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 pm in the funeral home with Pastor Bill Preston officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery & Mausoleum in Shinnston, WV. |
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