Janice Sue Combs

January 6, 1941 - November 16, 2020

Janice Sue (Sparks) Combs, 79, of Muskogee, OK passed away on November 16, 2020. She was born in Akron, OH to Forest and Berta (Irwin) Sparks on January 6, 1941. Janice attended public schools and graduated from Loudonville High School in 1959. She participated in choir, Y-teens, sigma-hi, the cheer team and majorette. Janice married her best friend, William Bobby Combs, on February 2, 1989 in Muskogee, OK. They shared 31 happy years of marriage and memories together. She was a faithful and active member of the First Baptist Church, where she taught the children’s bible study class. She loved God, her family, and her friends more than anything. Janice will always be remembered as someone who was caring, compassionate, loved life, and always put others before herself. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Theodore S. Aukerman; father, Forest Edward Sparks, Sr.; mother, Berta Juanita (Irwin) Sparks; sister, Geraldine (Sparks) Jenkins; brother, Forest Edward Sparks, Jr.; sister, Caroline Ann Sparks. She is survived by her husband, Bob Combs; sister, Phyllis Jane Sparks; son, Theodore (Ted) S. Aukerman, Jr.; son, David A. Aukerman; stepson, Bobby W. Combs; stepdaughters, Robin R. Shamblin, Terry L. Gehm, Deborah D. Francis, and Lillian F. Brantley; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. A celebration of Janice Combs’ life will be 10am Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Agnew Cemetery with Minister Eric Fletcher officiating. Teddy Aukerman, Adam Aukerman, Andrew Aukerman, Kaleb Layden, Justin Leach, and Eric Clark will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dakota Bean, Dalton Bean, Ed Field, and Barry Boren. In lieu of flowers please make donations to FBC Children's Department for Children's Camp and/or to scholarship funds.