Lloyd Newcomb, Jr.

LLOYD FRANK WILLIAM NEWCOMB JR., SON OF LLOYD FRANK WILLIAM NEWCOMB SR AND RUTH CHLORIN WHEELER NEWCOMB WAS BORN JUNE 19, 1926 IN COFFEY COUNTY, KANSAS AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 IN TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. HE HAD MANY ENJOYMENTS IN LIFE INCLUDING FLYING, WOODCARVING, MODEL AIRPLANES AND FLYFISHING. HE WAS ALSO A VERY GOOD ARTIST, WRITER AND CARTOONIST. HE ENJOYED MANY YEARS ON THE COAST AND ALSO SERVED HIS COUNTRY PROUDLY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WORKED AS AN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN AT UCLA IN CALIFORNIA FOR MANY YEARS. AFTER MOVING TO OREGON HE WORKED AT PORTLAND UNIVERSITY ALSO AS AN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN. LLOYD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, WIFE KATA NEWCOMB AND DAUGHTER DONNA DOTY. HE IS SURVIVED BY A VERY LOVING FAMILY THAT INCLUDES HIS CHILDREN EARL NEWCOMB OF OREGON, DON NEWCOMB OF WASHINGTON, FRANCIS HAYES OF VIRGINIA, CINDY ROBERTS OF STILWELL, OK, ROSE RUFFNER OF OREGON, JOE NEWCOMB OF SOUTH DAKOTA, FRANK VILANJ OF OREGON, RUTH SWAIN OF ARKANSAS, AND LORIE TRENTHAM OF STILWELL, OK, NUMEROUS GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN 1 BROTHER RICHARD NEWCOMB OF ARIZONA, 1 SISTER MARY ANN WALES OF ARIZONA. SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS ALSO SURVIVE HIM. PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WERE HELD. ARRANGEMENTS WERE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ROBERTSREEDCULVER FUNERAL HOME.