Virgie Lee Carr Claycomb, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home on March 15, 2025. She was born on September 11, 1936, in Cullman, Alabama to Thomas Burley Carr and Nancy Mary Sloan Carr. She grew up in Rinnie, Tennessee, the second of five children. She graduated from Berea College School of Nursing as an RN in 1958 and married David Ray Claycomb on November 26, 1960. She worked as Operating Room Nurse at Adair Memorial Hospital with Dr. Oris Aaron. She later served as director of nursing at Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Greensburg. In 1978 she became the County Health Nurse at the Adair County Health Department, where she was well known for her talks to the Middle School students, and the compassionate care she provided to her patients. She completed her Bachelor of Science as an RN from the University of Maine in 1989, and received her Nurse Practitioner degree from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia in 1994. She continued to work as a Nurse Practitioner at the Adair County Health Department until she retired around 2005. She also worked at Westlake Primary Care as a Nurse Practitioner for several years. She was highly involved with the American Red Cross and served on the Board of Directors for Westlake Cumberland Hospital for several years, including time as chairperson of the board.
Virgie attended the Columbia Presbyterian Church where she was a very active member. She was a long time Sunday School teacher, Elder, Session Member, and served as Clerk of Session until her death. Family was very important to Virgie, and she loved her family dearly. She stayed in close contact with her family through visits, phone calls, cards, camping trips, and the annual Carr Family reunion.
She is survived by her son David Wayne Claycomb and his wife Rebecca; a granddaughter, Alyssa Coomer (Dillian) of Columbia; a great granddaughter, Caroline Coomer of Columbia; two brothers, Burley Carr of Rinnie, TN, and Bobby Carr of Soddy Daisy, TN; a sister-in-law Violet Claycomb of Somerset; many nieces and nephews, and a special care giver, Christine Williams of Columbia.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her spouse of 46 years, David Ray Claycomb; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Alice Allred (Gradis), and Winnie Wattenberger (Sam) both of Rinnie, TN; three sisters-in-law, Norma Carr of Rinnie, TN, Gail Carr of Soddy Daisy, TN, and Helen C. York (Vernon) of Russell Springs; two brothers-in-law, William Claycomb of Somerset, and Bobby Claycomb of Columbia; and one great grandson, Wallen Lee Coomer of Columbia.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, March 20 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Brother William Sandell officiating. Burial in Columbia Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Shawn Shirley, Evan Shirley, Dillian Coomer, Jody Carr, Michael Carr, and David Wayne Claycomb.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation to Columbia-Union Presbyterian Church which can be left at the funeral home
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
