Georgia Newcomb

Quapaw, Oklahoma

Georgia (Anderson) Newcomb, 80yrs on this earth, passed away peacefully at 12:23am Monday March 10^th 2025 at the Higher Call nursing center in Quapaw, OK. She was a 3x cancer survivor and died from complications related to treatments.

Georgia was born October 30^th, 1944, in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She had lived in the Hockerville, Ok community until the buyout around 2011. After a while moving around, she settled in Miami, OK in 2015. She spent many years working in sewing factories as a seamstress and later in life gravitated toward something she loved, cooking and taking care of people. She received an Associates degree from Coffeyville Community College with honors as a dietetic technician. For many years, she was a member and a song leader of the Hockerville Baptist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard (Buster)Newcomb in August 18^th, 1994. Sisters Louise McNeely, Ramona Garner, Sophia (Charlene) Hatmon, and Dorothy Dorrell.  She is survived by her Son Howard R Newcomb, Daughter in law Jenny Newcomb, Grandson Zackary Newcomb, and Grand Daughter Zoe Newcomb all of Lenexa, KS. She also leaves behind 3 sisters, Betty Lancaster of San Antonio, TX, Alice (Darlene) Brown and Vicky Beard, both of Miami, OK, and so so many nieces and nephews and great niece s nephews that she loved dearly. 

There will be a celebration of life 11:00am, April 19^th at the Baxter Springs community center 1101 East Ave. Baxter Springs, KS. 

In true family style that my mom cherished so much, please bring your favorite entrée, side, and dessert your family loves and share an amazing lunch with all of those that she loved and that loved her. Pastor Geoff Buffalo will deliver the blessing. Following the luncheon, we will travel to the Baxter Springs cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to Buster. She requested to have some of her ashes shared with her mother and sisters that had gone before her. That will done at a later time with the immediate family.

In the song by Jimmy Scott, mom had jotted these words:

If roses grow in heaven Lord, please pick a bunch for me. 

Place them in my mother’s arms and tell her they’re from me.

Tell her that I love her and miss her and when she turns to smile place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while. 

Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day. But there’s an ache within my heart that will never go away.

Goodnight Mom,

I Love You

Arrangements are under the care of Ozark Memorial Crematory, Joplin, MO.