Molly Lou McCombs
Molly Lou McCombs
Molly Lou McCombs
February 15, 1949 – June 16, 2019
Cedar Rapids (Albia), Iowa | Age 70
Molly Lou (Orchard, Moyer) McCombs, age 70, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Albia, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at her home in Cedar Rapids surrounded by her family. Molly was born on February 15, 1949, in Grand Forks, ND, to Howard J. and Mary H. (Murphy) Orchard.
Molly grew up and attended school in Cedar Falls, graduating from the Cedar Falls Senior High School with the Class of 1967. She later attended and graduated from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids with a culinary degree.
On October 27, 1995, she married DeWayne “Ivan” McCombs.
Molly worked as a chef, retiring from the Greenbriar in Ottumwa, IA and moved to Quality Assurance at Excel Corp (Ottumwa, IA).
She was a member of the Albia Baptist Temple and later of the Friendship Baptist. Molly was an excellent cook and loved to prepare meals for others.
Molly is survived by her husband, DeWayne “Ivan” McCombs; 2 sons: Marc T. Moyer and Michael P. Moyer; a daughter, Michelle L. (& Marc) Eby ; 4 stepchildren: Heather Martell, Holly Cormeny, Hillary Garmen, and Shawn McCombs; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; a brother, David Orchard; a sister, Sara Zlateff; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, good friends, and a plethora of individuals she considered to be adopted family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Mary Orchard.
A Celebration of Molly’s life will be held at the Albia Baptist Temple at 2:00 p.m. on June 23rd.
In lieu of flowers or cards, the family would appreciate donations to Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, and ALS Foundations.
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