Debbie was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 10, 1955, the daughter of Allan and Sharon Combs. She was a lifetime member of Moundsville Baptist Church in West Virginia and a 1973 graduate from John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
For 18 years, Debbie worked as the principal's secretary at Colonial Heights High School, and before that she worked in the office of personnel for Dinwiddie County Schools.
Debbie was an avid sports fan who loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, West Virginia Mountaineers, and any team her husband coached, or children played for. She was an extremely dedicated mother, who's most important job was making sure her children were taken care of and loved unconditionally.
Debbie was preceded in death by her son, John Dominic Curia II; mother and father-in-law, Ellen and Joseph Curia. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 43 years, John Curia; her parents, Allan and Sharon Combs; her daughter, Joy Curia; her son, Jacob S. Curia; as well as an identical twin sister, Diana Curfman and her husband, Glen; her two brothers, Bob Combs and his wife, Debbie, and David Combs and his wife, Angie; plus numerous nieces, nephews, "football sons," and other extended family members.
The family will receive friends Friday night, March 2, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the Crater Road Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 3935 S. Crater Road, Petersburg, VA 23805. Interment will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park,1911 Birdsong Road, Prince George County, Virginia, 23805.
E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory is serving the family at
3935 S. Crater Road
Petersburg, VA 23805
(804) 526-3400
An obituary was published in The Progress-Index from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 2018
Debbie was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 10, 1955, the daughter of Allan and Sharon Combs. She was a lifetime member of Moundsville Baptist Church in West Virginia and a 1973 graduate from John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
For 18 years, Debbie worked as the principal's secretary at Colonial Heights High School, and before that she worked in the office of personnel for Dinwiddie County Schools.
Debbie was an avid sports fan who loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, West Virginia Mountaineers, and any team her husband coached, or children played for. She was an extremely dedicated mother, who's most important job was making sure her children were taken care of and loved unconditionally.
Debbie was preceded in death by her son, John Dominic Curia II; mother and father-in-law, Ellen and Joseph Curia. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 43 years, John Curia; her parents, Allan and Sharon Combs; her daughter, Joy Curia; her son, Jacob S. Curia; as well as an identical twin sister, Diana Curfman and her husband, Glen; her two brothers, Bob Combs and his wife, Debbie, and David Combs and his wife, Angie; plus numerous nieces, nephews, "football sons," and other extended family members.
The family will receive friends Friday night, March 2, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the Crater Road Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 3935 S. Crater Road, Petersburg, VA 23805. Interment will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park,1911 Birdsong Road, Prince George County, Virginia, 23805.
E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory is serving the family at
3935 S. Crater Road
Petersburg, VA 23805
(804) 526-3400
An obituary was published in The Progress-Index from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 2018
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