Jean LaVelle Combs

Jean Combs, 63, of Beebe, died Monday, December 27. She was born May 22, 1947 in Borger, Texas, the daughter of Standley and Thelma Smoot. Jean is survived by her husband, Gordon; three children, Yvette Melson, Natasha Long (Joseph), and Kelsey Combs; several grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; a son, Damian; and a sister, Carolyn Smoot. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the St. Judes Catholic Church in Jacksonville. www.powellfuneralhome.net.