John Richard Holcomb, 61, of Ewington, loving father, grandfather, brother, son and loyal friend, passed away at the home of his friend, Kenneth Leesburg of Bidwell.
He fought for our country; a free spirit who loved life to the fullest. His memory will live in our hearts always as he touched us all.
John was born May 18, 1946, in Newark, Ohio, son of the late Ernest Wendell Holcomb and Mildred Ellen Friend Holcomb.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, and a roofer by trade. He was a member of the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post No. 476 at Wilkesville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie.
He is survived by daughters, Julie A. Holcomb of Vinton, and Melissa Kruskamp of Martinsburg, W.Va.; a grandson, Alexzander May of Vinton; mother of his daughters, Carmen Kruskamp of Columbus; and eight brothers and three sisters, Charles Lee and Eddie Holcomb of Wilkesville, Larry Holcomb of Michigan, Joe Holcomb and Connie Shelton of Columbus, Bill, Keith and Jack Holcomb of Vinton, Tina Holcomb of Golden, Colo., Thomas Holcomb of Laurelville, Ohio, and Rose Wickline of West Virginia.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home at Vinton. Military rites will be conducted by the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post No. 476 at Wilkesville. Cremation will follow.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2008.
