Bill "Handsome Bill" Holcombe of Lonesome Dove in Alabaster died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Alabaster. Funeral service was Wednesday, April 15, at 11 a.m. at Rockco Funeral Home Chapel in Montevallo. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Maylene.
Holcombe lost his battle to cancer April 12 at the age of 71. Handsome Bill, as he was known, offered tours of his western town, Lonesome Dove, to senior groups, nursing homes and handicapped children. He showcased his many talents along with Lonesome Dove mascot Miss Buddie.
Father and mother, J.D. and Cora Holcombe, and daughter, Wendy Holcombe, preceded him in death.
Holcombe lost his battle to cancer April 12 at the age of 71. Handsome Bill, as he was known, offered tours of his western town, Lonesome Dove, to senior groups, nursing homes and handicapped children. He showcased his many talents along with Lonesome Dove mascot Miss Buddie.
Father and mother, J.D. and Cora Holcombe, and daughter, Wendy Holcombe, preceded him in death.
Bill "Handsome Bill" Holcombe of Lonesome Dove in Alabaster died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Alabaster. Funeral service was Wednesday, April 15, at 11 a.m. at Rockco Funeral Home Chapel in Montevallo. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Maylene.
Holcombe lost his battle to cancer April 12 at the age of 71. Handsome Bill, as he was known, offered tours of his western town, Lonesome Dove, to senior groups, nursing homes and handicapped children. He showcased his many talents along with Lonesome Dove mascot Miss Buddie.
Father and mother, J.D. and Cora Holcombe, and daughter, Wendy Holcombe, preceded him in death.
Holcombe lost his battle to cancer April 12 at the age of 71. Handsome Bill, as he was known, offered tours of his western town, Lonesome Dove, to senior groups, nursing homes and handicapped children. He showcased his many talents along with Lonesome Dove mascot Miss Buddie.
Father and mother, J.D. and Cora Holcombe, and daughter, Wendy Holcombe, preceded him in death.
Inscription
The tops of both sides of the marker depict a dove in rememberance of Lonesome Dove, Mr. Holcombe's western town.
The obverse (front) of the marker reads:
BILLY JACK
HOLCOMBE
SEPT. 27, 1937
APR. 12, 2009
"GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN"
The reverse (back) of the marker reads:
Handsome
Bill
