Holcomb, Billy Ray

1933 - 2006  (73 years)

• Name	Holcomb, Billy Ray
  Birth	22 Nov 1933	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOLC.B002
  _FGRAVE	19224189
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Navy  [1]
  		United States Navy
  		Korea
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		United States Navy
  Death	3 Dec 2006	Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Burial	Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Person ID	I20160	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Holcomb, Edward Clarence,   b. 29 Dec 1906, Ponca City, Dixon County, Nebraska d. 1 Jul 1975, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Tucker, Viola Grace,   b. 6 Aug 1902, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois d. 3 Dec 1968, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F9050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lindeman, Donna Jean,   b. 27 Oct 1935, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 2017 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Holcomb, R.L.
  Family ID	F4071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wanhala, Linda Lee,   b. 18 Feb 1945, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California d. 28 Jan 2008, Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1964	Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F9062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1933 - Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Death - 3 Dec 2006 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Burial - - Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was born Nov. 22, 1933, in Knox County, Ind., to Edward Clarence and Viola Grace Tucker Holcomb and died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, in Enid. He was raised and graduated high school in Clay City, Ill. He joined the Navy, serving four years during the Korean War. Following his discharge, he married Donna Lindeman. He later married Donna Wanhala Sept. 3, 1964. They lived in the Carmen area 32 years. He was a self-employed carpenter. He also had worked in the oil field. He was a member of Carmen American Legion. Surviving are his wife, oen daughter, Rhonda & Lee Ryker of Illinois, two brothers, Bobby & Ruth Holcomb of Illinois and Edward Holcomb of Lahoma, Ok., two sisters, Bonnie & Bob Roe of Salem, Illinois and Betty Thomas of Lahoma, Ok., three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Art and Fred Holcomb, and two sisters, Cherrie McCaig and Inez Newman. He was cremated.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5515] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Holcomb, Billy Ray, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19224189), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5516] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holcomb, Billy Ray and Donna Lee, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19224189), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1498] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S5504] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holcomb, Viola G. and Edward C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1121&GScid=105163&GRid=47330823&), none. (Reliability: 2).