Lynda Beth (Kale) Combs

August 19, 1945 - February 8, 2020

Lynda Beth (Kale) Combs passed away peacefully at Haven Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida on February 8, 2020 at the age of 74. Lynda was born August 19, 1945 at the Jacksonville Florida Navy Base, she was the daughter of Charles Olan Kale and Christine Spiva. Lynda was raised in Sacramento California where she graduated from Luther Burbank High School and attended Sacramento City College, she was a member of Job’s Daughters bethel 314 and was honored queen there. Lynda met her future husband at a USO dance in Sacramento, Bill was in the Navy and stationed nearby. They were married on August 21, 1965 and settled in Bloomington, Indiana where she worked at WTTV channel 4. In 1975 after moving to Bloomfield she was a homemaker for several years and then was the manager at Freeland’s Clothing Store, she later worked at Naval Support Activity at Crane as a purchasing agent until her retirement. Lynda was a member of Tri Kappa Sorority and the Eastern Star in Bloomfield. Lynda is survived by her husband Bill, daughter Tina of Jacksonville, Florida; son John and wife Gwen, her grandchildren Eli, Isaac, Elizabeth and Peter, she has one brother Charles Kale, two nieces Julie Kale and Jamie (Kale) Synder of Sacramento California. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday February 27, 2020 from 5 to 8 P.M. at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Bloomfield Pool in Lynda’s name for the benefit of the community. Donations may be sent to 421 S. Seminary Street Bloomfield, Indiana 47424.