Mary Virginia Combs, 85, of Greenville, NH died Friday, February 21, 2013 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH with family and friends by her side. Born in Mt. Rainier, MD on July 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late George William and Emma Mae Gibson Crump.

She was the wife of the late William Clayton Combs whom she married at St. Gabriel's Church in Washington, DC on July 13, 1945.

She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Lee Courage (David M.), three grandchildren, Christopher and William Courage, and Kelly Ann Clark, two great-grandsons, Colby and Jordan Clark, and a great-granddaughter, Emma Jean Clark.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, William Clayton Combs in 2007 and her son Robert William Combs in 1992. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, George William Crump, Jr., Guy Crump, Alma Louise Combs, Robert M. Crump, Bernard Crump, and Florence Mae Gelvin.

Mrs. Combs worked for Science Service in Washington, DC until she became a homemaker. Her greatest passions in life were her family, fishing, gardening, and crocheting.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM in Holy Face Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Calis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Second District volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD.