Edna Lucille Stateham Holcomb joined Jesus in heaven on November 7, 2019.
Funeral Service: 10 am Wednesday Nov 13, 2019 at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 6pm to 8 pm Tuesday Nov 12th at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Edna was the only child born to Vonciel and J. T. Stateham on December 3, 1935. She met Terry Holcomb while at R. L. Paschal High School and they married shortly after graduation. Edna was a homemaker and mother of two sons, Kenneth and Randall. She was a strong Christian who served in many capacities at James Avenue Baptist Church and later at Wedgwood Baptist Church.
Edna was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Terry Holcomb. She is survived by sons, Kenneth and his wife Susan, Randall and his wife Melinda; nine grandsons; and eight great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Bethesda Gardens Memory Care for lovingly tending to Edna the years she lived there.