Verna Newcomb

Perry – Verna S. Newcomb, 79, beloved wife of John Newcomb, went to be with the Lord July 14, 2006. She was born April 20, 1927, in Pembroke, the daughter of Earl and Clara Sturks. Verna was an active member of numerous Perry organizations including the Congregational Church and the Woman’s Fellowship, the Girl Scouts (she helped get the scouts started and was a leader), the Perry Improvement Association (helping with the town’s 150th Birthday Party), the Sunrise Squares square dance club, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Perry Volunteer Fire Department. She is survived by her husband of 59 yrs, John R. Newcomb of Perry; her daughter, Deborah; her son, Gregory and his wife Louise of Perry; four grandchildren, William and his wife Kathy, Ivy and her husband John Turner; Anne and her husband Nicholas Bitar of Perry, and John and his wife Erin of Eastport; six great-grandchildren, Madilyn and Ashlyn Newcomb of Eastport, Elizabeth, Katie and Charles Bitar and J.D. Turner, all of Perry; two sisters, Mary Stevens and Yvonne Carter of Pembroke; two brothers, William Sturks of Calais and Dale and his wife Jane Sturks of Oakland; a special brother-in-law, Robert Green of Oakland; a special sister-in-law, Yvonne Newcomb of Perry; and several nieces and nephews.


Memorials:
Congregational Church of Perry


Services:
6:00PM at Mays Funeral Home - Flagg Chapel on Friday, July 21st, 2006 (map/driving directions)