R.H. Coombs and Span of Colts

R.H. Coombs and Span of Colts

R.H. Coombs and Span of Colts in front of Cook's Market on lower Main Street at the corner of Washington Street, Belfast. Robert H. Coombs was a sea captain from Belfast and father of Charles Coombs, the photographer. When Captain Coombs retired from sea, he purchased a furniture and undertaking business and operated it as R. H. Coombs & Son, in partnership with his son Charles. Charles took over the business after his father's death and concentrated on the funeral home business. Coombs Funeral Home remained a highly-respected Belfast business until Charles's son, Horace, retired in 1969.