Carrie Faulk Combs, 94, of Yorktown, passed away peacefully at Hospice House Support Care of Williamsburg, Sunday, June 13, 2021. She had been a Peninsula resident for over 70 years.

Carrie was born May 31,1927, to the late Letcher and Beatrice Faulk. She was born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia, along with six sisters and two brothers. Carrie married the "love of her life" the late Freddie Combs, of Yorktown, on January 13, 1951. She moved to the Carys Chapel Road Community and became a faithful member of Cary's Baptist Church in Yorktown, where she served as a deaconess for over fifty years. Carrie was a fun loving person full of joy and conversation. She loved God, her family, and friends in the church and community. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her love was felt by all who came in contact with her.
She is survived by two devoted daughters; Paulette Ellis (Rex) of Williamsburg, and Freda Gist (Claude) of Yorktown; four very special grandchildren, Aaron Ellis (Sara) of Fairfax, VA, Amber Jones (Brandon) of Chesterfield, VA, Nicole Gist of Washington D.C., Sean Gist of Cleveland, OH; and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Freddie Combs, and siblings, Daisy O'Hara, Wanda Parisi, Lester Faulk, and Roy Faulk.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 PM, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home, 210 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA.

A service for family members only will be held at 12 Noon, Friday, June 18, 2021, at W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cary's Baptist Church in Yorktown, VA.
Please leave online condolences at www.wjsmithandsonfh.com.

Arrangements by W. J. Smith and Son Funeral Home.