On February 18, 1946, she married Oscar Combs, who also grew up on Grapevine. Their first child, Phyllis was born on June 8, 1947 in a Blue Diamond Coal camp.
Sometime around 1950, after their daughter experienced a bout with Rheumatic fever, they left Kentucky with their young family in search of a better life. They first went to Jacksonville, Florida where her sister, Boots was living with her husband who had served in the Navy during WWII. Here, Oscar found work in the shipyards, however, they were not comfortable living so far from the rest of their family. Afterwards, they moved to Cincinnati where their son was born.
Unfortunately, the marriage ended and June moved back to Florida in 1959 to where her sister was now living at Kingsley Lake. She found work as a seamstress at Big Dad and after a few months, she had saved enough money to get a place of her own. In 1963, she remarried to John H. Gill and lived the rest of her life in their home on Kingsley Lake.
Devoted to her family and friends, she worked hard to make a good home for her family and loved to entertain her friends and extended family. She was an excellent cook and always provided plenty of food. With the help of her sister, who shared in the bounty, she also canned or froze massive amounts of her own food that her retired husband grew himself.
On February 18, 1946, she married Oscar Combs, who also grew up on Grapevine. Their first child, Phyllis was born on June 8, 1947 in a Blue Diamond Coal camp.
Sometime around 1950, after their daughter experienced a bout with Rheumatic fever, they left Kentucky with their young family in search of a better life. They first went to Jacksonville, Florida where her sister, Boots was living with her husband who had served in the Navy during WWII. Here, Oscar found work in the shipyards, however, they were not comfortable living so far from the rest of their family. Afterwards, they moved to Cincinnati where their son was born.
Unfortunately, the marriage ended and June moved back to Florida in 1959 to where her sister was now living at Kingsley Lake. She found work as a seamstress at Big Dad and after a few months, she had saved enough money to get a place of her own. In 1963, she remarried to John H. Gill and lived the rest of her life in their home on Kingsley Lake.
Devoted to her family and friends, she worked hard to make a good home for her family and loved to entertain her friends and extended family. She was an excellent cook and always provided plenty of food. With the help of her sister, who shared in the bounty, she also canned or froze massive amounts of her own food that her retired husband grew himself.
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The grave beside hers is reserved for her eldest grandchild, Bud Anthony Thomas