Alene H. Halcomb

Alene H. Halcomb

Age 98.5 of Camden, OH went to be with the Lord on July 21, 2022. She was born to Harvey Hensley and Ollie Patton on January 23, 1924 in East Bernstadt, KY.

Alene enjoyed reading, completing word puzzles and playing scrabble. She loved spending time with her beloved husband tending to their vegetable garden and cooking delicious Sunday afternoon meals to share with their family. Alene’s coleslaw was a staple at church fellowship events and her snicker doodles were famous county-wide. She was a faithful member of The First Southern Baptist Church in Camden and will be deeply missed by those who knew her.

Alene is preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Emanuel Halcomb, her parents and her siblings; Imogene, Emil, Chris, Janie, Clark, Harvey Jr., Barbara, and Janet.  She leaves behind her four children; Margie (Fred) Cummings, Linda (Bob) Dillman, Jeanne (Kevin) Pennington and Harvey (Conda) Halcomb, her grandchildren; Eric (Christi) Cummings, Pete (Marcy) Cummings, Kara (Seth) Reister, Michelle (Brian) Knapp, Bobby Dillman, Jesse Dillman, Aimee (Donovan) Summers, Zachariah (Lauren) Halcomb and Rachel (Thomas) Bernard, her greatgrandchildren; Emmy, Asher and Matthew Cummings, Hannah, Isaiah and Joshua Cummings, Spencer and Cross Reister, Seth, twins Jocelyn and Josiah and Daniel Knapp and Oliver Halcomb, her siblings; Betty Jo, Teddy, Judy, and Joyce.

A visitation will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Camden, OH from 9:00AM to 11:00AM, with a funeral service to promptly follow at 11:00AM with Pastor Greg Jackson officiating. Burial to follow at Fairmount Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The First Southern Baptist Church Food Pantry in Camden.