Lake County, Indiana


Gary Post Tribune 1 May 1969

Ella Combs dies; Widow of Builder

Mrs. Ella M. Combs, 86, wife of the late Leslie I. Combs Sr., 
Gary pioneer builder and developer, died Thursday night at 
Methodist Hospital.
A Gary resident since 1908, Mrs. Combs lived at 2508 W 5th 
Avenue.
She was born in Vermont and after her marriage in 1903, Mrs. 
Combs and her husband moved to Cayuga, Indiana.  There Combs 
manufactured building brick.
It was that business that prompted the couple to move to the 
new city of Gary, where Combs opened a brick supply firm in 
1908. In 1917 Combs organized the construction-realty firm 
that has continued to the present, with management now passed 
on to the Combses' sons, Leslie Jr. and Allen.
Mrs. Combs was a member of City Methodist Church and Daughters 
of the American Revolution.
Survivors are her sons, Allen E and Leslie I., both of Gary; 
daughter, Mrs. Frank M. Davis of Gary, brother, Harry Draper 
of Vermont; eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Burns Memorial Chapel, 7th and Adams, from 
4 to 9 tonight.
Private family services will be conducted Saturday morning with 
burial to follow in Ridge Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to City Methodist Church Memorial Fund.


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