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CANDY COOMBS
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Estate Firm
Candy Coombs, the proprietor of the Country Store in Washington, has extended her business to include a real estate enterprise, Country Store Properties, at her Main Street location.
She began her real estate career in 1973 and for the past four years has been a realtor associate with Eileen M. Day at the Gopton House in Washington. Coombs obtained her broker's license two years ago and has recently completed the Virginia Real Estate Broker examination.
She and her husband Allan, a building contractor, have lived near Flint Hill with their daughters. Diedre and Carrie, since 1973.
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