Mable Holcomb

Mable M. Holcomb, age 91, of Portland passed away Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2021, in Visiting Nurse and Hospice in Fort Wayne.

Born in Portland on Aug. 11, 1929, she was the daughter of Lennie and Ida Mae (Lanning) Walker. She was married on Oct. 9, 1948, to James F. Holcomb and he passed away on Feb. 27, 2003.

Mable was retired from CTS in Berne and also worked at Beals Restaurant in Portland. She was a member of the Collett Nazarene Church and attended Second Chance at Life Ministries.

Surviving are one son, David Holcomb (wife: Rhea) of Portland; two daughters, Nancy Jonas (husband: Roger) of Portland and Brenda Eads (husband: Michael) of Portland; two sisters, Jean Balle of Portland and Patricia Miller of Kokomo; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery west of Bryant. Visitation will be Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m.

Memorials can be made to Second Chance at Life Ministries or Diabetes Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.