Mary Della Halcomb

August 12, 1927 - October 18, 2017

Mary Della Halcomb passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 18, 2017. She departed this life her heavenly reward while being comforted by her loving friends and family in her Carlisle, Kentucky home. Mary was a loving mother and wife who cherished her God and family above all else in this world. Mary was born on August 12, 1927 in Whitesburg, Kentucky to George B. and Callie Ison. She grew up in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, surviving the poverty era of the Great Depression. She met and married her late husband, Wilmer, in 1948 and enjoyed a loving and happy marriage until his passing in 2007. The Halcomb family moved to Carlisle, Kentucky in 1971. Mary was employed at the Jockey Company, and become very active in the Nicolas County Homemakers and several other organizations for women. She was a life long member of the Cedar Grove Old Regular Baptist Church in Hallie, Kentucky, and a fifty-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star at Greenup, Kentucky. Mary was a talented cook and baker, an avid creator of craft projects, and an accomplished painter. She greatly enjoyed hosting large gatherings of her family, and very recently entertained over forty friends and family members in her home to celebrate her ninetieth birthday. Mary also immensely enjoyed gardening and fishing. In addition to her husband, Mary was preceded in death by her son, Wilmer, and three brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Halcomb, of Danville, Kentucky; her son daughter and son-in-law, Wilma and Richard Archey, of Georgetown, Kentucky; her grandson, Jeremy Archey, of Los Angeles, California; and five sisters and two brothers. The family would like to express sincere gratitude to Licking Valley Bluegrass Hospice Care, Independence Assistance of the Bluegrass, and Meals on Wheels for their gracious and professional support during Mary’s final months. This support allowed Mary to pass with comfort and dignity in the home she had lived in for nearly fifty years, and in the presence of those who loved her dearly. Funeral and visitation arrangements are provided by Carlisle-Clark Funeral Home of Carlisle, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, bereaved friends and family are asked to consider a memorial contribution to Bluegrass Care Navigators or Cedar Grove Old Regular Baptist Church.