James L. Coombs Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Greenland – James L. Coombs, 51, of Greenland, died suddenly while skiing with friends at Sunday River in Bethel Maine, Friday, March 9, 2018. He was born August 28, 1966 in Newburyport, MA, the youngest of ten children, to Mary J. (Lonergan) Coombs of Greenland and the late Richard W. Coombs. James was raised in Greenland and attended Greenland schools. He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1984. An avid outdoorsman and athlete, James spent most of his time outside fishing, hunting, golfing, skiing, riding his motorcycle and exploring northern Maine, and especially liked the Katahdin Region. For the past 23 years, he was the owner and operator of Greenside Up, a Greenland-based landscape company. In addition to his mother, family members include nine siblings, Peter Coombs (Beverly) of Kingston, Lucinda Coombs (James Miller) of Leeds, ME, Stephen Coombs(Christine) and Jeffrey Coombs (Sheri) all of Sandwich, Amy Coombs (John Hoefle) of Greenland, Martha Coombs (Jeffrey Sargent) of Hampton Falls, Mary Coombs of Greenland, Timothy Coombs (Pam) of Tignall, GA, Elizabeth Coombs Andross (Richard) of Franconia; nieces and nephews, Richard (and sons Richard and Bowden), Phillip (Karen), Meghan (Nik and daughter Sofia), Zachary, Ariella, Leah, Zebulon, Theodore, Jackson and Katheryne Coombs, Nicol and Micah Miller, Drucilla and Isobel Sargent, Mary and Eliza Quill, Hillary and Carter Andross, and many dear friends. Services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Please join us in celebrating James’ life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005 Boston, MA 02241-7005 https://donatenow.heart.org/.

James L. Coombs

August 28, 1966 - March 9, 2018