Our beloved mother, Edith R. (Foster) Coombe, died on Oct. 14, 2012, surrounded by her family at Linden Court in North Platte.
Edith was born on Feb. 8, 1921, at Bronaugh, Mo. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Andrew Jackson and Edith Rosamond Hill Foster. At the age of eight, her mother died and her father brought her to live with her sister, Dora, in North Platte, where she attended school.
On July 26, 1936, Edith married her high school sweetheart, Walter Thomas Coombe at Ringgold. They were longtime residents of Lincoln County where they farmed and ranched for over 50 years. Edith worked right alongside Walter all her life.
Edith loved flowers and had her own garden. She was an avid collector of carnival glass for over 50 years and was a fabulous seamstress. She enjoyed quilting and making doll clothes and dresses. Edith was also a great cook who made the best homemade pancakes and peanut brittle.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Dora Grace (Jim) Nowlin, of Huntertown, Ind., and Mary Ellen Coombe, of Houston, Texas; a son, Walter Thomas (Cheri) Coombe Jr., of Bismarck, N.D.; her sole surviving sister, Dorothy Cerney, of Riverside, Calif.; six grandchildren, Martin T. Fletcher Jr., Michele D. Adrian, W. Scott Coombe, Christopher T. Coombe, Ryan J. Coombe and Lindsay A. Coombe; six great-grandchildren, Eliza, Bennett and Jared Fletcher, Susan and John McKenna and Mary Adrian; and other family.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Walter T. Coombe Sr.; her parents, Andrew and Edith Foster; six brothers; three sisters; and a great-granddaughter, Sarah Adrian.
The family wishes to thank family and friends for all of their prayers and support during this difficult time. The family would also like to thank the wonderful staff of Linden Court for their dedication and care.
Services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow at the North Platte Cemetery.

Published in North Platte Telegraph from October 16 to October 17, 2012