Herman "Cowpeas" Calmes, 87, Broadway, Irvine, husband of Wilma Combs Calmes, passed away Sunday at Marcum-Wallace Memorial Hospital of a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Lee County, a son of the late William Bruce and Fannie Martin Calmes. He was a charter member of the River Drive Christian Church. He was a WWII and Korean Navy Veteran, having served in the South Pacific, Guandalcanal and Iwo Jima. He won five Bronze Stars and one Silver Star. He was a Mason and member of Irvine Lodge #137 F & AM.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Wilma, include his daughter, JoEllen (John) Dawson of Lexington, two grandchilren, Jason Puckett of Orange County Calif., and Stephanie Duty of Nancy; two great-grandchildren Isabella Puckett and Isaiah Duty; two brothers Harold and Howard Calmes of Irvine, a sister Juanita Calmes Thomas of Shelbyville.
Services at Camp Nelson Cemetery with Bro. Pual Groves officiating. Lewis Funeral Home. Citizen Voice and Times, Estill County, Ky plot provided by 47306749
Survivors in addition to his wife, Wilma, include his daughter, JoEllen (John) Dawson of Lexington, two grandchilren, Jason Puckett of Orange County Calif., and Stephanie Duty of Nancy; two great-grandchildren Isabella Puckett and Isaiah Duty; two brothers Harold and Howard Calmes of Irvine, a sister Juanita Calmes Thomas of Shelbyville.
Services at Camp Nelson Cemetery with Bro. Pual Groves officiating. Lewis Funeral Home. Citizen Voice and Times, Estill County, Ky plot provided by 47306749
Herman "Cowpeas" Calmes, 87, Broadway, Irvine, husband of Wilma Combs Calmes, passed away Sunday at Marcum-Wallace Memorial Hospital of a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Lee County, a son of the late William Bruce and Fannie Martin Calmes. He was a charter member of the River Drive Christian Church. He was a WWII and Korean Navy Veteran, having served in the South Pacific, Guandalcanal and Iwo Jima. He won five Bronze Stars and one Silver Star. He was a Mason and member of Irvine Lodge #137 F & AM.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Wilma, include his daughter, JoEllen (John) Dawson of Lexington, two grandchilren, Jason Puckett of Orange County Calif., and Stephanie Duty of Nancy; two great-grandchildren Isabella Puckett and Isaiah Duty; two brothers Harold and Howard Calmes of Irvine, a sister Juanita Calmes Thomas of Shelbyville.
Services at Camp Nelson Cemetery with Bro. Pual Groves officiating. Lewis Funeral Home. Citizen Voice and Times, Estill County, Ky plot provided by 47306749
Survivors in addition to his wife, Wilma, include his daughter, JoEllen (John) Dawson of Lexington, two grandchilren, Jason Puckett of Orange County Calif., and Stephanie Duty of Nancy; two great-grandchildren Isabella Puckett and Isaiah Duty; two brothers Harold and Howard Calmes of Irvine, a sister Juanita Calmes Thomas of Shelbyville.
Services at Camp Nelson Cemetery with Bro. Pual Groves officiating. Lewis Funeral Home. Citizen Voice and Times, Estill County, Ky plot provided by 47306749
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