The Rev. William L. "Bud" Combs, 78, of Parkersburg went home to be with his Lord on Jan. 30, 2005, at the Willows Nursing Facility.

He was born on July 5, 1926, in Maysville, Ky., a son of the late Earl and Jessie Mineer Combs.

Rev. Combs was the current pastor of the Wesleyan Chapel Church and for the past several years, he was an employee of Lambert-Tatman Funeral Services.

Bud is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Rosetta Souder Combs; 10 children; 41 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and five sisters. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three children; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter; and one brother.

Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, south Parkersburg, with Pastors Winfield Poe and Alan Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens Ceemtery. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

The family requests that donations be made in memory of Pastor Combs to the Wesleyan Chapel Church, attn. Pearl Byers, Treasurer, Route 3 Box 285-A, Parkersburg, WV 26101.

Source Citation: Newspaper: Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel; Publication Date: 1 Feb 2005; Publication Place: Parkersburg, WV, United States