Phillip R. Combs

Phillip R. "Phil" Combs, age 65, of Kettering, passed away on March 14, 2024. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on May 12, 1958, the son of the late Homer and Sallie Combs.

Phil is survived by his friends, Jim Trangenstein and Bob (Barb) Frey; cousin, Setys Kelly; and many other friends.

He worked for many years with Channel 16, System Research Labs and later at Wright State University. He was also a member of the Living Word Church in Vandalia. In his free time, he enjoyed working with computers and loved his fur babies. Phil had a very skewed sense of humor but loved to make others laugh. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Services to honor Phil will be held on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, at 5:00pm, at Living Word Church, 926 E. National Rd., Vandalia. Inurnment will be held privately by his friends at a later date at Willow View Cemetery, Dayton.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Phil's memory to SICSA, 8172 Washington Church Rd., Washington Twp., OH, 45458.

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"God looked around His garden
and He found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this earth,
and saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
and lifted you to rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering.
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that you would never
get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough
and the hills were hard to climb.
So He closed your weary eyelids,
and whispered,"Peace be thine."
It broke our hearts to lose you
but you didn't go alone,
for part of us went with you
the day God called you home."