A Memorial Service for James Claude Holcombe, 72, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel in Irmo. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
Jim was called to his Heavenly home on June 18, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina after a brief illness.
Born in Pickens County on April 23, 1947, he was the son of the late Claud and Stella Holcombe. He was an athlete on the baseball field and tennis court and learned the value of hard work cycling through Easley on his daily paper route.
He was determined to better his life and was the first college graduate in his family after earning a degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.
Jim retired as a Regional Manager from First Citizens Bank following a dedicated career of service. He was a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church and a charter member of the Rotary Club of Lake-Murray-Irmo where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a servant leader and thoroughly enjoyed interacting with community members, clients, and friends. For many years, he wore an “Attitude” pin on his coat lapel and modeled for all a good attitude with gusto.
After hanging up his suits and beginning “the best years of life,” he enjoyed many years camping and volunteering at Hunting Island where he could relax and still interact with people from all over the world while listening to the waves crash at his feet.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Pamela Ates Holcombe; children, Heather and Bob Bundy of Beaufort, J. Chris Holcombe of Columbia, Hannah Merritt of Orangeburg; grandchildren Hope, Seth, Alexandra, Abby, SarahBette, Henry, James, Hadley, and Seanie; and one great-grandson, Noah. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law Cathy and Tom McQueen. He was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth Chapman Holcombe.
He will always be remembered for his genuine smile; calm, cool, and collected temperament; long and philosophical chats; his zest for life; as well as the unending love he had for family and friends.
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