Judy W. McCombs, age 69 of Gardendale passed away Monday, January 3, 2011. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church of Morris and was retired from the Birmingham Board of Education. Survivors include her husband, Wayne; sisters-in-law: Shirley Gillmore, Pat (Dennis) Love and Lynn McCombs; brothers-in-law: Preston McCombs and Gary (Julia) McCombs; best friend, James Little; and a host of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Ridout’s Gardendale Chapel with burial in Oakwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home Thursday. The family would like to thank the doctors and staff of St. Vincent’s Hospital for their loving care of Judy. Tributes to Judy may be posted online at www.ridoutsgardendalechapel.com. Arrangements under the direction of Ridout's Gardendale Chapel, 205.631.6252 in Gardendale, AL.