As far as money was concerned, the sky was the limit for John Combe. Or so he memorably stated in the fourth season of HGTV’s “Home Town,” lending the episode not just a limitless budget, but also a fitting title: “The Sky’s the Limit.” Described by host Ben Napier as a globetrotter, Combe left audiences fascinated by waiving an upper limit on his expenditures for a lavish home in Mississippi. “I’m tired of big, big cities and I fell in love with the town of Laurel. It’s just a place where I can come and relax and just enjoy life,” Combe said on the episode, declaring: “Money’s not a problem for me” (via HGTV).
Unfortunately, Combe couldn’t enjoy his stylish new pad for too long. In an Instagram post shared just weeks after Combe’s “Home Town” episode aired in 2020, host Erin Napier shared that Combe died in Laurel. “He squeezed every last drop out of life, and I’m honored we got to help make his last earthly home such a special one,” she wrote, alongside glimpses of Combe’s Spanish-inspired home that the Napiers had designed. The sprawling residence that Combe was so invested in was a historic structure dating back to the 1950s, procured by him to the tune of $200,000.
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