George Wendell Combs, 82, of Versailles, passed away peacefully
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Baptist Health Lexington after a short
illness. Born April 18, 1941, in Hazard, Ky. to the late George W. and
Aileen Engle Combs. He was a former funeral director and embalmer at
Engle Funeral Home in Hazard, Ky. A former Secretary of Tourism for the
state of Kentucky, Commissioner Department of Fiscal Management, an
Executive Director for the Office of General Counsel Transportation
Department and the current owner of Combs Wilbert Burial Vault Company
in Versailles. He was a loving and loyal husband, father and friend and
is survived by his wife Lois of 61 years; three daughters, Wendy (Jim)
Birch of Versailles, Rickie (Jamey) Gay of Danville, Ky., Karla (Robby)
Calvert of Scottsville, Ky.; grandchildren are Jameson (Katie) Gay,
Jordan (Meredith) Gay, Jodi (Adam) Borg, Allison, James and Bryan Birch,
Maggie, Sam and Charlie Calvert; eight great grandchildren; a special
family friend, Kendall Cosby; a very special niece, Traci (Richard)
Rickert; goddaughter, Jennifer Watts Bell of Marietta, Ga.; exchange
student granddaughters, Jutta Nagel of Germany and Nea Makela of
Finland. He was preceded in death by a sister Wilberta Deaton.
Visitation will be from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24th, 2023, at Kerr
Brothers – Harrodsburg Road. A private burial will be in the Lexington
Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to The American Cancer Society,
1504 College Way, Lexington, KY 40502