Orville Ray CombsAge: 91 years1917–2009
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- Orville Ray Combs
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- Orville Ray
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- Combs
 Birth | January 10, 1917 25 22 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 11 months)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Birth of a brother | James Earl Combs January 7, 1921 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Earl Combs July 26, 1922 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carl Columbus Combs August 31, 1926 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 30, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emma Ann Epps October 13, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a father | James Edward Combs November 13, 1983 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sophia Prudence “Prue” Morrow November 4, 1987 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Carl Columbus Combs April 24, 2003 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | January 3, 2009 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Edward Combs Birth: September 25, 1891 30 19 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 13, 1983 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sophia Prudence “Prue” Morrow Birth: October 18, 1894 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1987 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 17, 1916 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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10 months himself |
Orville Ray Combs Birth: January 10, 1917 25 22 — Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States Death: January 3, 2009 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James Earl Combs Birth: January 7, 1921 29 26 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 1922 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Carl Columbus Combs Birth: August 31, 1926 34 31 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 24, 2003 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Orville Ray Combs has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (5)
Parents Samuel Franklin Harned + Eunice Pearl Combs
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Parents William Roy Combs + Mary Eunice Ward
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Edward Combs - Household
Country Road Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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