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HONORING
SMALL BUSINESSES

Combest Family Funeral Homes

THE COMBEST FAMILY’S

“Relationships for Life”

by Tonya Combest

deep history of in the community in the 1930s, a licensed funeral director and
entrepreneurship, a rich owning Woods Paint and Paper embalmer.
A history of service and a in downtown Lubbock. The rich
passion to serve people creates a entrepreneur spirit continued as Kevin and I married in May 1994
combined story of two West Texas my aunt and uncle owned True Grit and moved to Dallas for Kevin to
natives. My name is Tonya Combest Western Wear for many years. attend Dallas Institute of Funeral
and alongside my husband, Kevin, Service. After graduating in 1995, we
you can find us rooted in downtown Kevin was born and raised in Snyder, made our home back in West Texas
Lubbock at Combest Family Funeral the son of two public educators. working for White Funeral Home.
Homes and Crematory. To some, it After graduation from Snyder High Kevin received his funeral director
may just be another funeral home in School and attending Western Texas and embalming license in 1996. From
our great city, but to my husband and College, he transferred to Texas 1999 to 2007, we co-owned Combest-
I, it is so much more. We have been Tech University and graduated in Miller Mortuary. In August 2010,
in the funeral industry for 35 years, 1993. During that time, he worked Kevin and I purchased White Funeral
growing and expanding, establishing for White Funeral Home, owned by Home in Lubbock, Idalou, Tahoka,
roots centered around our ministry his aunt Billie White Everett (and and O’Donnell renaming it Combest
of serving the people of Lubbock and first established in Tahoka in 1962.) Family Funeral Homes.
surrounding communities. She later expanded into O’Donnell,
Idalou, Floydada, Lockney, and As our business continued to grow in
I am a third generation Lubbock eventually Lubbock in 1995. Kevin’s Lubbock, so did our need for space.
native who graduated from exposure to the funeral industry In 2014, we acquired the Church of
Monterey High School in 1989. My ultimately led to serving others in Christ Scientist, two properties down
grandparents established themselves their time of need, and he became from the funeral home on Broadway.
After an extensive remodel, we

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