Funeral services for the nine family members killed in the Nov. 5 mass shooting at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m., according to a Facebook post by John Holcombe — who lost his wife, unborn child, parents and other family members in the attack.
The Holcombe family comprised more than a third of the 26 people killed in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church: Bryan and Karla Holcombe, John’s father and mother; his wife, Crystal, and children Emily, Megan and Greg Hill from Crystal’s first marriage; their unborn child (under Texas law, an unborn child...
The Holcombe family comprised more than a third of the 26 people killed in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church: Bryan and Karla Holcombe, John’s father and mother; his wife, Crystal, and children Emily, Megan and Greg Hill from Crystal’s first marriage; their unborn child (under Texas law, an unborn child...
- 11/13/2017
- by Diane Herbst
- PEOPLE.com
Texas church massacre survivor John Holcombe and his pregnant wife, Crystal Holcombe, had already picked out a name for the unborn child who — along with Crystal and two dozen others — was killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sunday morning service.
On Facebook, John wrote that though the couple did not know if the child was a boy or a girl, they had planned to name it “Carlin Brite ‘Billy Bob’ Holcombe.”
“This includes Crystal’s pick for a girl, a boy, and the nickname the kids gave the baby,” he wrote.
Crystal, a 36-year-old mother of five, was...
On Facebook, John wrote that though the couple did not know if the child was a boy or a girl, they had planned to name it “Carlin Brite ‘Billy Bob’ Holcombe.”
“This includes Crystal’s pick for a girl, a boy, and the nickname the kids gave the baby,” he wrote.
Crystal, a 36-year-old mother of five, was...
- 11/9/2017
- by Caitlin Keating and Diane Herbst
- PEOPLE.com
Twenty-five people and an unborn child were killed during a Sunday morning service at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, when a gunman walked into the sanctuary and opened fire.
Among the dead are the church pastor’s 14-year-old daughter, a mother of young children and a 16-year-old aspiring Nicu nurse.
The Texas shooter, identified as 26-year-old Devin Kelley, a disgraced former Air Force member, was dressed in all-black tactical gear when he began firing with an assault rifle from outside of the church around 11:20 a.m. local time.
The shooter was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot...
Among the dead are the church pastor’s 14-year-old daughter, a mother of young children and a 16-year-old aspiring Nicu nurse.
The Texas shooter, identified as 26-year-old Devin Kelley, a disgraced former Air Force member, was dressed in all-black tactical gear when he began firing with an assault rifle from outside of the church around 11:20 a.m. local time.
The shooter was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot...
- 11/8/2017
- by People Staff
- PEOPLE.com
Crystal Holcombe, a devoted mother who was reportedly eight months pregnant with her sixth child, had high hopes for her family’s future when she went to church on Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Widowed and left with five children in 2011, Crystal, 36, had met John Holcombe at the church, where he taught Sunday school and managed the audio system. They married in 2012.
United in their faith and love of family, they forged a happy new life together. It was about to become even richer because they were expecting their first child together next month.
All that ended on Sunday,...
Widowed and left with five children in 2011, Crystal, 36, had met John Holcombe at the church, where he taught Sunday school and managed the audio system. They married in 2012.
United in their faith and love of family, they forged a happy new life together. It was about to become even richer because they were expecting their first child together next month.
All that ended on Sunday,...
- 11/7/2017
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
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