Barbara Holcomb

Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Moore Funeral Home Chapel.

Barbara was born in Boise City, Okla., on April 29, 1927, the daughter of A.C. and Verbie Brown and sister to Joseph Franklin Brown, all of whom predeceased her. She graduated from Boise City High School and the University of Oklahoma with a degree in nursing. She married James Allen Holcomb Sr. on Feb. 14, 1956.

For 56 years, their marriage grew with love and commitment to one another and to their children, Joe, James Jr., Emily and Alane. Her family and friends will remember Barbara as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who had a kind and compassionate heart that will permeate the generations of her family and friends.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Arlington, for 20 years where she served on various committees. She had a great love for music, entertaining friends and gardening. She was active with the Salvation Army, Stephen Ministry, Yokefellows, Meals on Wheels, Realtor's Association, and Red Hat Society. Barbara was a member of The Pairs & Parents Sunday School Class at Marvin Methodist Church in Tyler.

Barbara relished her title as "Grammie" and thoroughly enjoyed her grandchildren.

While Barbara will be deeply missed, we trust in God's perfect timing and in the knowledge that she is in the presence of our Lord.

Survivors: Barbara is survived by her husband, James Allen Holcomb Sr. of Tyler; son, Joseph Lee Montgomery of Corpus Christi, and children, Jennifer and Justin; son, James Allen Holcomb Jr. of Covington, and his children, Lauren Holcomb, Amber Holcomb and her husband, Brandon Johnston; daughter, Emily Nan McKinney of Memphis, Tenn., and her husband, Jeff, and their children, Meredith, Marshall, Mitchell and Molly; daughter, Alane Irene Miller of Memphis, Tenn., and her husband, Charles, and their children, James Axel and Hattie Mae.