AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, June 7, 2008 at University Hospital, Mrs. Josephine Mae Newcomb, 77, wife of Herbert J. Newcomb. Mrs. Newcomb was a native of Lebanon, PA and has lived in Augusta since 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Family members in addition to her husband include her son and daughter-in-law: Michael H. and Kimberly Newcomb of Waco, TX; daughter: Michelle R. Newcomb of NC and grandchildren: Stephanie Newcomb, Jennifer Stewart and husband, Preston, Nicholas Taramangos and Alexandria Taramangos. Graveside services will be held today, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at Westover Memorial Park with Pastor David Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Memorials may be made to the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes, Inc, P.O. Box 1000, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 or the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 825 Greene St, Augusta, GA 30901. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. (706) 364-8484. www.thomaspoteet.com .

The Augusta Chronicle-June 10, 2008