Holcomb, Billy Ray (b. 22 Nov 1933 - d. 3 Dec 2006): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

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 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,…
		United States Navy
		United States Navy
		Korean War (1950-1953)
		Korea
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	7 Apr 2024

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)
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
Age at Marriage	He was 30 years and 10 months - She was 19 years and 7 months.
Family ID	F9062	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

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

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.

[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).