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Mae <I>Combs</I> Allen

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Mae Combs Allen

Birth
Vicco, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Death
31 Jul 2019 (aged 89)
Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Mousie, Knott County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Biological daughter of Henry Leo Swafford and Hattie Hall Combs. Shafter Combs, the man often listed as her father, died on 19 Mar 1927, a full two years before Mae was even conceived. Mae had been told all her life that Henry Swafford was her father. On 30 May 2018, an autosomal DNA test confirmed that Mae was indeed the daughter of Henry Leo Swafford.

Mae Combs Allen, age 89 of Garrett, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Compassionate Care Center, Richmond, Kentucky. She was born January 6, 1930 in Vicco, Kentucky to the late Henry Leo Swafford & Hattie Hall Combs. She was the wife of the late Mart V. Allen. She is survived by her Son: John Winston (Kathy) Allen of Garrett, Kentucky; Daughters: Donna (Danny) Slone of Richmond, Kentucky & Beverly Joan (Denzil) Martin of Wayland, Kentucky; Grandchildren: Michael Thomas, Amy Mayes, Brandon Allen, Lisa Martin, Rachel Crider & Rebecca Howell; Great Grandchildren: Tanner, Jaylynn Tate, Ty, Christian & Cameron. Along with her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her Son: Michael Allen; Brother & Sister: Buford Combs & Beulah Hoke. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

Time and Place of Services: Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 1pm at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Kentucky

Visitation: Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 12 noon at the funeral home

Officiating: Randy Osborne & Others

Burial: Chaffins Cemetery, Mousie, Kentucky
Biological daughter of Henry Leo Swafford and Hattie Hall Combs. Shafter Combs, the man often listed as her father, died on 19 Mar 1927, a full two years before Mae was even conceived. Mae had been told all her life that Henry Swafford was her father. On 30 May 2018, an autosomal DNA test confirmed that Mae was indeed the daughter of Henry Leo Swafford.

Mae Combs Allen, age 89 of Garrett, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Compassionate Care Center, Richmond, Kentucky. She was born January 6, 1930 in Vicco, Kentucky to the late Henry Leo Swafford & Hattie Hall Combs. She was the wife of the late Mart V. Allen. She is survived by her Son: John Winston (Kathy) Allen of Garrett, Kentucky; Daughters: Donna (Danny) Slone of Richmond, Kentucky & Beverly Joan (Denzil) Martin of Wayland, Kentucky; Grandchildren: Michael Thomas, Amy Mayes, Brandon Allen, Lisa Martin, Rachel Crider & Rebecca Howell; Great Grandchildren: Tanner, Jaylynn Tate, Ty, Christian & Cameron. Along with her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her Son: Michael Allen; Brother & Sister: Buford Combs & Beulah Hoke. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

Time and Place of Services: Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 1pm at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Kentucky

Visitation: Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 12 noon at the funeral home

Officiating: Randy Osborne & Others

Burial: Chaffins Cemetery, Mousie, Kentucky


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