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MYSTERY: Man's ashes, memorabilia found in Pennsylvania barn

Urn containing Johnny Seldon Combs' ashes found in Bedford County barn

MYSTERY: Man's ashes, memorabilia found in Pennsylvania barn

Urn containing Johnny Seldon Combs' ashes found in Bedford County barn

WEBVTT THE STORY. >> JOHNNY COMES, 57 YEARS OLD, DIED BRIAN: ACCORDING TO HIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000. OBITUARY, JOHNNY COMBS WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY LIVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SIMPLE LIFE IN CHESTER COUNTY PA. AND AFTER HIS WIFE RUTH DIED A FEW YEARS AGO, HER DAUGHTER IN LAW, PHYLLIS GREGOR, FOUND THIS URN AMONG RUTH’S BELONGINGS. >> I WAS CLEANING HER STUFF OUT DOWN IN THE BARN AND FOUND HIS ASHES. BRIAN: JOHNNY’S ASHES WERE FOUND WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG AND RECORDS OF HIS SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. >> ACTIVE-DUTY FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1960 ONE TO JANUARY 29, 1965. BRIAN: ALONG WITH PICTURES OF JOHNNY AS A HANDSOME YOUNG MAN. ALL ITEMS THAT PHYLLIS SAYS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN STORED IN A BARN. >> IT WAS LIKE A BIG, OH MAN, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. BRIAN: PHYLLIS A SAID IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO HE FOUND THE EARN AND SINCE THEN, SHE IS CALLED NUMEROUS TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO FIND HIS FAMILY. >> I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE THIS STUFF. IT SHOULD BE IN MY BASEMENT. IF IT WAS MY DAD’S ASHES, I WOULD WANT THEM. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON OF NEW HOLLAND AND DAUGHTER OF CONESTOGA. BRIAN: PHYLLIS SAYS SHE GOING TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR JOHNNY’S FAMILY OUT OF RESPECT. >> IT IS THE WAY I WAS RAISED. YOU RESPECT SOMEBODY IN THE SERVICE, SOMEBODY’S ARE IN.
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MYSTERY: Man's ashes, memorabilia found in Pennsylvania barn

Urn containing Johnny Seldon Combs' ashes found in Bedford County barn

NEW: It appears that Johnny Seldon Combs' son has been located in Lancaster County. Arrangements are being made to return the ashes.

Eighteen years after the death of a Chester County man, the location of his final resting place has still not been determined. Johnny Seldon Combs' cremated ashes were recently discovered in Bedford County. Now an East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, woman is trying to return them to his family. Watch Brian Roche's report above.

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Johnny Seldon Combs, ashes found in barn
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A picture of a young Johnny Seldon Combs was found along with other items.

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Phyllis Gregor found the urn as she was cleaning out a barn in Bedford County.

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Combs' service record was also found. He served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965.

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An American flag was also with the urn.