KENNETH TOOMBS Obituary

KENNETH L. TOOMBS MONKTON, VT - Kenneth L. Toombs, 86, passed away at his home on Monday, March 1, 2010. Ken was born in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. on Feb. 7, 1924. In 1942, he enlisted in the US Army while attending The Citadel. He was seriously injured in combat on Nov. 18, 1944 in Germany while a member of the 102nd Infantry Division. In 1946, he married Marjorie Post, his wife of 63 years. Together they raised four daughters in Massapequa, N.Y. Ken owned the Charles E. Krohn Insurance Agency in Massapequa for 40 years before retiring to Vermont in 1989. Ken's memory is cherished by his wife, Marjorie P. Toombs and his three daughters: Leslie and James Bell of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Patricia and Alan Cole of Westmore, Vt., and Joanne and Fred Doucette of Monkton, Vt. and his brother-in-law, W. Deane Post of Massapequa, N.Y. He also leaves 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his oldest daughter, Nancy Parke Vessalico, in 2006, his brother Girard S. Toombs and most recently his sister, Viola Lottman-Radzow. He enjoyed spending his summers in Island Pond, Vt., his winter vacations in Nassau, Bahamas, his Morgan horses, his two favorite dogs: Zack and Matlock, motorcycles and mowing his lawn! The family would like to give a heartfelt thank-you to Dr. Theodore J. Fink of Shelburne, and to Becky, Tim and Connie of Addison County Home Health and Hospice for all their care and guidance during Ken's illness. We would like to welcome friends and family to the Toombs residence on Saturday, March 6, 2010 anytime between 12-5. Contributions can be made to Addison County Home Health & Hospice PO Box 754 Middlebury, Vt. 05753 in Ken's memory. Arrangements have been made by Stephen C. Gregory & Son of Shelburne, Vt.