Date of Birth
Saturday, January 28th, 1928
Date of Death
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Place of Death
Beattyville, KY
DOROTHY LEE CORNETT COMBS, widow of Clyde Combs and the daughter of the late James and Lilley Deaton Cornett was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky on January 28, 1928 and departed this life at her home in Beattyville, Kentucky on August 3, 2021 at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 6 days. She was a member of the Morris Fork Presbyterian Church, was a homemaker and loved cooking, her grandchildren, and Jesus.
Dorothy leaves behind her six children, Eddie Ray Combs and wife Karen of Lexington, Kentucky, Brenda Jewell, Donna Combs, Sheila Cornett, Charlene Dunaway all of Beattyville, and Cheryl Lynch of Winchester, Kentucky; 13 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; one sister, Mary Ella Routt of Cincinnati, Ohio; and a host of special nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Combs was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Burial in the New Zion Cemetery in Mckee, Ky.
Date of Birth
Saturday, January 28th, 1928
Date of Death
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Place of Death
Beattyville, KY
DOROTHY LEE CORNETT COMBS, widow of Clyde Combs and the daughter of the late James and Lilley Deaton Cornett was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky on January 28, 1928 and departed this life at her home in Beattyville, Kentucky on August 3, 2021 at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 6 days. She was a member of the Morris Fork Presbyterian Church, was a homemaker and loved cooking, her grandchildren, and Jesus.
Dorothy leaves behind her six children, Eddie Ray Combs and wife Karen of Lexington, Kentucky, Brenda Jewell, Donna Combs, Sheila Cornett, Charlene Dunaway all of Beattyville, and Cheryl Lynch of Winchester, Kentucky; 13 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; one sister, Mary Ella Routt of Cincinnati, Ohio; and a host of special nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Combs was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Burial in the New Zion Cemetery in Mckee, Ky.
Family Members
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Floyd Cornett
1898–1985
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Roberta "Bertie" Cornett Deaton
1900–1980
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Retta Cornett Tracy
1912–1997
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Mitchell Cornett
1914–1988
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Ray Deaton Cornett
1916–2004
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Elmer Deaton Cornett
1917–1987
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George Deaton Cornett
1919–1942
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Frankie Cornett Watts
1920–2005
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Granvill Vernon "GV" Turner Cornett
1922–2013
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Alta Cornett Deaton
1924–2009
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Alice Cornett Routt
1926–2019
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James Nestle "Buddy" Cornett
1930–2003
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Mary Ella Cornett Routt
1931–2021
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