Wanda Combs Taylor

Wanda Combs Taylor, 92, of Newport, NC, passed away peacefully at the Crystal Coast Hospice House surrounded by family on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

A graveside service to honor Wanda’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 28th at Broad Creek Community Cemetery, officiated by Pastor J.D. Davis. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Friday, December 27th at Munden Funeral Home.

Wanda was born in Havana, Illinois on July 8, 1932, to William and Eunice (Miller) Combs. She worked at a dry cleaners until she met Nathan, a young surveyor who just happened to be working in town. Their romance was a short three weeks, and they knew they had something special, and she decided to marry Nathan and start her 58-year journey with him that led them to settle down in Broad Creek until his death in 2019. 

Wanda worked at Cherry Point as a sheet metal mechanic for 20 years when she medically retired from her job. Wanda loved to bowl and was in a bowling league in Morehead city with some of her best friends. Wanda also loved to crochet, and she made some very beautiful blankets, table scarves, doilies and doll clothes. She loved her grandchildren and helped raise a few. Wanda had a gift for gab, and she could sit and talk to her friends for hours and she could tell some amazing stories of her past when she was a little girl growing up in hard times. She lived a very full life while she was on this earth and she will be missed. 

Those remaining to cherish her memory are sister, Eva Broshear of Petersburg, IL; son, Timothy Taylor (Loretta) of Newport; granddaughters, Amanda Hansley of Jacksonville, and Lauren Moody (Jonathan) of Newport; grandson, Brandon Hansley; son-in-law, David Blevins of Newport; as well as grandchildren, Micheal Jr., George, Howard, and Tonya Holmes of Rhode Island; 11 great grandchildren; and many, many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her husband, Nathan Taylor; son Michael Holmes; daughter; Brenda Blevins; brothers, Robert, William, and Ray Combs; and sisters, Wilma Jean, and Lula Bell Hardy.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Morehead City, NC.