Valerie Holcombe

Valerie Holcombe was born in Aireys, Maryland on November 4, 1934 to the late Cardell and Maime Stanley. She received her education through the Dorchester County Public School System. She graduated from Maces Lane High School class of 1954.

Upon graduating she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland where she attended Nursing school and became a Nurse’s aide. Valerie worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Church Home Hospital from which she retired after working many years as a Nurse’s aide.

Val, Ms. Val or Aunt Val which she was affectionately known to many, loved her family and friends and they loved her too.  She loved traveling to Cambridge, Maryland to be with her many nieces and nephews, over one hundred and fifty.  She also loved thrifting and shopping.

She loved the Lord. She was a member of Israel Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Harley Wilson II and was a member of the Senior Silver Eagles Ministry.  Her illness prevented her from traveling whereupon she joined the church in her apartment building (Mary Harvin Center) the Universal Kingdom of God Ministries, under the leadership of Minister Barbara Brickhouse.

One son preceded her in death, Gregory Holcombe (Logan), two grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Valerie leaves to mourn three children Audrey Matthews, Denise and Tamela Holcombe; three grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; numerous family members and friends, including special friends Rosie Williams, Edna Moore, Estelle Nash, Ms. Weldon and Lucille Vaughn.