Roy Saunders Newcomb

Rev. Roy Saunders Newcomb

The Rev. Roy Saunders Newcomb, 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Lucille Ray Tuck Newcomb for 62 years.

Born Oct. 28, 1923, in Wylesburg, he was a son of the late James Henry and Janie Wilson Newcomb. Rev. Newcomb served 61 years in the ministry which consisted of evangelism, associate pastor of Blackstone Church of God, pastor of Amelia Church of God, pastor of Charlottesville Church of God and pastor for 29 years of Monroe Church of God, where he recently retired Aug. 15, 2010. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree May 31, 2002, from the Amherst County School of Theology and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

He is survived by four sons, Roger S. Newcomb and wife, Peggy, and Ray Howard Newcomb and wife, Donna, both of Monroe, Clarence Lee Newcomb, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Bobby Stanley Newcomb and wife, Audrey, of Charlottesville; three daughters, Betty Ann Davis and husband, Eddie, of Blackstone, Dorothy Joan Gray and husband, David, and Nancy Umphlette, both of Monroe; three sisters, Janie Morris, of Victoria, Hazel Dawin, of Pamplin, and Mae Oquinn, of Drakes Branch; a brother, Paul Ray Newcomb, of North Carolina; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Danny Maryland Newcomb, and 19 brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Monroe Church of God, with the Rev. Kenneth Alley and the Rev. Mitchell Corder officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post #16 of Lynchburg. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Sept. 7, 2010, at the Monroe Church of God.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Monroe Church of God.

Driskill Funeral Chapel, Amherst, (434) 946-5529, is in charge of the arrangements.