August 28, 2003

Harvey Holcomb

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Harvey James Holcomb, 81, of Leopold died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 21, 1921, at Edanville, Mo., son of James Charles and Isabel Jazarowski Holcomb. Holcomb was a former welder and Diesel mechanic...

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Harvey James Holcomb, 81, of Leopold died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Sept. 21, 1921, at Edanville, Mo., son of James Charles and Isabel Jazarowski Holcomb.

Holcomb was a former welder and Diesel mechanic.

He was a veteran of World War II and was awarded two Bronze Stars.

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Survivors include three sisters, Helen Seiler of Leopold, Bessie O'Hara of Sacramento, Calif., and Grace Usinger of Festus, Mo.

He was preceded in death by a son and a brother.

Friends may call at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Mo., from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.

The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Bill Huggins officiating. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at O'Malley Cemetery in Edgar Springs, Mo., with rites conducted by Military Honors Team.

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