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Robert Williams Combs Jr., 50, of Rockwell, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.
He was born September 2, 1973 in Camp Lejeune in Onslow, NC to the late Robert Combs Sr. and Dorothy Hamby Combs. He is a 1992 graduate of A.L. Brown High School where he played football. Robert was employed by Gary’s BBQ for over 20 years. In his spare time he enjoyed watching sports.
In addition to his father, Robert was preceded in death by his brother, Timmy Combs.
Robert is survived by his mother, Dorothy Combs; brother, Derick (Leann); girlfriend of 16 years, Mary Miller Gray; step-daughter, MaKayla Gray; sons, Issac Whitley and Justice Combs; numerous aunts, uncles, close cousins, nieces and nephews.
There will be a private Celebration of Life held at a later date.
Carolina Cremation is assisting the Combs family. Online condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com.
Celeste Pierce says
We are so saddened by your loss. Praying for you.
Doug & Celeste Pierce
Jeff Anderson says
Robert, I will miss you more than you will ever know. I loved to listen to you talk trash in a humorous way, you were hilarious, even though it made people mad sometimes. You were hard nose and competitive in everything , which I loved. Robert was our point guard on the church league basketball team and other leagues we played in and it never failed, you could almost make a church member on another team curse because you talked so much trash. He lead that team to several titles and to almost every championship game in every league we played in. I’ve known you since you were about 13 or 14 and I know life was hard sometimes, but I’m proud of you and I love you. We talked sports, A.L. Brown football (where you went to the state championship game), people that we played with or against, and also salvation and Christ being the King of our lives. I never told anyone, and don’t you either , that the reason I ate at Gary’s as much as I did these last 4 years after I retired was to see and talk to you, even if it was for just a minute. I did not know when I saw you Saturday that it would be the last time I would see you until Jesus comes to get me. You were busy and I didn’t want to bother you, so I lost my last chance to speak to you for awhile, I’m going to need some of your toughness to live with that.
I will carry on the trash talking and reliving the good memories we share until we meet again. I can tell you this for sure, it’s never going to the same…but we sure had fun.
As usual, I will end by saying I love you brother, and save me some wings..I know, as a joke you will paint them konkord black and gold.
Robert I hate that you are gone, but I guess the good Lord knew I could use another angel looking out for me..I’ll see ya later but I will never forget..peace brother.
Arthur M ABERNATHY says
PRAYING FOR U ALL THREW THIS TIME, MY HEART IS WITH U, LOVE U ALL, MAC