Burial followed in Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge.

Holcomb, 70, died unexpectedly at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at his residence.

Locally, he leaves two sisters: Carol Evans and Joyce Crutcher, both of Paris.

Born Oct. 24, 1933, in St. Louis, he was a son of  R. C. "Clyde" Holcomb and Ethel Holcomb, both deceased.

His wife, the former Ann Vaughn, also preceded him in death.

Holcomb moved from Paris to Baton Rouge in the early 1960s, where he worked for Uniroyal Chemical for 33 years until retiring in 1995.

A U.S. Army veteran, he served as a sergeant in the Korean War. He
also was a member of Paris Masonic Lodge 108.

He also leaves four daughters: Cathy Kleinpeter, Lynn McCain, Nancy Sonier and Mary Beth Malone, all of Baton Rouge;
One brother: Donald Holcomb of Houston; and several grandchildren
and  great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, P.O. Box
50, Memphis 38101-9929.