A. J. Newcomb^{[1, 2]}

1925 - 2005  (80 years)

• Name	A. J. Newcomb
  Born	2 Mar 1925
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Nov 2005	Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	30 Nov 2005	East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I165674	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Joe Newcomb,   d. Bef 27 Nov 2005
  Mother	Alice,   d. Bef 27 Nov 2005
  Family ID	F172119	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Estalee Valentine
  Children	+ 1. Billy Ray Newcomb,   b. 5 Sep 1956,   d. 24 Jul 2004, Destin, Florida  (Age 47 years)   2. Ron Newcomb
  Family ID	F62408	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 27 Nov 2005 - Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee Buried - 30 Nov 2005 - East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Jan 1967. Richard Alex Valentine obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 Apr 2012. Fred Andrew Valentine obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 30 Nov 2005. NEWCOMB , A . J . - age 80 of Knoxville, passed away 9 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Ridgeview Terrace Life Care Center in Rutledge, Tenn. after a lengthy illness. A . J . was a United States Army veteran serving during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in Normandy France and the Germany Campaigns. He was awarded three Bronze Battle Stars, the American Theatre medal, Victory medal, a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Unit Badge. A . J . was preceded in death by: his son, Billy Newcomb in 2004 parents, Joe and Alice Newcomb sister, Edna Lovelace brothers, Raymond and Charles Newcomb nephews, Kenneth Nipper and Chuck Grubbs. A . J . is survived by: his loving wife, Estalee Valentine Newcomb son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Penny Newcomb grandson, Brant Newcomb daughter-in-law, Kim Newcomb step grandchildren, Dustin, Shanda and Zane sisters, Evelyn Housewright and Nella Martin and several nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers: Jim Bridges, Herb Hurst, Charles Smith, Raymond Duncan and John Lee McCarter. Family and friends will meet at 9:15 a .m. Wednesday at the Tennessee State Veterans' Cemetery for a 9:30 a .m. graveside and interment service with full military honors presented by the Volunteer State Veterans' Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to St. Mark United Methodist Church 7001 Northshore Dr. Knoxville, Tenn. 37919 or to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 39687358).