Corky L. Combs

1929 - 2005  (75 years)

• Name	Corky L. Combs  [1]
  Birth	7 Jul 1929	Baker City, Baker, Oregon   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 2005  [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I54099	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Craig Lavern Combs,   b. 14 Apr 1951   d. 26 Aug 2010 (Age 59 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F26239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The La Grande Observer February 26, 2005 Corky Combs, 75, of Baker City, died Feb. 10 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Corky was born July 7, 1929, in Baker City to Carl and Thelma (Shephard) Combs. He was raised in Baker City and attended school in Baker and Huntington. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1947. He attended Western Oregon College at Monmouth for several months. He married Betty Brewer in 1946. They left Monmouth and moved to Baker in 1948. He bought a grocery delivery service and after several years sold it and went to work for Darigold Dairies in La Grande, delivering milk in Baker. After several months he started his own milk business, Corky's Independent Milk Service. Then he merged with Meadow Gold Dairies. Later he bought out Valley Dairy and the business became Baker Dairies. Later he added an ice business with two other partners, B.J.C. Ice Co. In 1972, he started Baker Wholesale, a food wholesale company. As the business grew, he sold the milk business. His wife and three sons were always a part of the business. Corky retired in 1987. After his retirement, golf became his great love. He became involved in the Baker Golf Club. He served as president of the social club directed the Baker Elks Golf Tournament for many years. He had his own golf tournament for many years, the Meadow Gold Golf Tournament, which is now known as the First Bank Tournament. In his earlier years, his interests were hunting, basketball and fast pitch baseball. He was instrumental in bringing the 1968 Fast Pitch State Softball Tournament to Baker. He was a member of the Baker Elks Lodge for 53 years. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Betty; sons, Steve Combs and his wife Pixie, Craig Combs and his wife Penny, and Bart Combs; sister and brother-in-law, Carmen and Bob Macy; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; an aunt; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and an uncle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S40174] Obituary, The La Grande Observer, Corky Combs, (February 26, 2005). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index.