Robert C. (Bob) Combs, 72, of Leonardtown, MD died on June 1, 2015 at his home in Leonardtown, MD. Born in Leonardtown on December 23, 1942 he was the oldest of seven children born to Frank A. and Dorothy Schott Combs.

Upon graduation from Ryken High School in 1960 he joined the United States Air Force serving in Bitburg, Germany from 1960-1963. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Leonardtown where he worked for ten years with his father in the Frank A. Combs Insurance Agency. Later he went on to form B & J Nursery with his brother John Combs and then later formed Robert Combs Builder and the Newtowne Construction Company becoming known to many as "Builder Bob".

Known for his love of sports, he excelled in softball and skiing but when it came to golf however, it was always "wait til next year". Bob was an avid gardener and landscapist and his flower gardens were a thing of beauty. Active in his community Bob was a past President of the St. Mary's County Jaycees, served as President of the St. Francis Xavier, Newtowne Parish Council, was director of Park and Recreations in the days when it was a volunteer position, long-time player with the Hobos softball team, member of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Dept, on the St. Mary's Ryken High School Board of Directors and Plant Committee, and an usher with St. Aloysius Church.

On June 5th, 1965 he married Judy Russell of Claire, IA at St. Aloysius Church in Leonardtown. Their 50th wedding anniversary was to be this June. An active member of St. Aloysius Church, his pastor Rev. David Beaubien was with him through his last illness.

Bob is survived by his wife Judy and six children: Robert C. Jr. of Lusby, MD, Christopher C. (Jean) of Leonardtown, MD, T. Emmett (Jennifer) of Charleston, SC, Benjamin J. (Elena) of Sparks, NV, Michelle Radez (Tyler) of Avenue, MD, and Kevin R. (Kristi) of Leonardtown, MD and fourteen grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on June 8th, 2015 from 9:00 Am – 10:00 Am in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 Am in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Father David Beaubien officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Robert C. Combs Memorial Scholarship at St. Mary's Ryken High School 22600 Camp Calvert Road Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.