Rudell "Short" (Smith) Newcomb

Rudell (Short) Newcomb, 92, of Benton passed away at 12:59 P.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Herrin Hospital.
She was born in Ewing, IL on January 30, 1929, the daughter of Harry Lee & Juanita (Burklow) Smith.
She married Walter Lee (Jerk) Newcomb in Arkansas on October 25, 1950 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2011.
She enjoyed playing cards, crosswords & word searches and especially being with her family.
Mrs. Newcomb is survived by her:
Son: Mike & Kathy (Williams) Newcomb of West Frankfort
Grandchildren:
Shawn & Shauna (Hawkins) Yadloski of Vienna
Trisha Robertson of Benton
Janet (Gilbreath) Fletcher & husband Bill of Sesser
Great-Grandchildren:
Gracelyn & Griffin Yadloski of Vienna
Carly, Kayla, Kamryn & Colton Robertson of Benton
Bree Anna Fletcher of Sesser
Brother-in-law: Ronald Lee Newcomb of Ewing
Son-in-law: Bill Gilbreath of Benton
Nephew: Greg Goodman of Evansville, IN
Special Cousins:
Jerry & wife Jody Page of Marion
Suzy & husband Terry Drake of Marion
Mrs. Newcomb was preceded in death by her Parents, Sister-Mary Evelyn (Smith) Goodman, Husband-Walter, Daughter-Patricia Lynn Gilbreath and Nephew-Gary Goodman.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 21st at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Minor officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
We ask everyone attending the services to be considerate of others and to practice social distancing. We are limited to 50 people in our building at a time, and masks are recommended.
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