Bertha Lambert Newcomb

The Lord called Bertha home at the age of 93 years on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at the Tishomingo Community Living Center. She loved her friends and family and did her best to be there when she was needed. She was a long-time member of the Iuka Baptist Church, having taught Sunday School classes for young and old, and was a member of the Iuka Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked with the Tishomingo County Extension Office, TVA, and was a Financial Secretary for the Iuka Baptist Church of many years. Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 28, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 29, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers include Tom White, Dr. Emory Jones, David Thorne, Tucker Russell, Jeff Moyers, and Dr. Ben Kitchens. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Survivors include 1 son, David Newcomb (Diane) of Iuka, MS; 2 grandchildren, Mindy Marchbanks (Randy) of Mokena, IL, and Kelly Newcomb of Tampa, FL; and 3 great-grandchildren, Mason, Maddox, and Ella Marchbanks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Newcomb; her parents, Oscar and Pearl Lloyd Lambert; and a sister, Eleanor Richardson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Iuka Baptist Church Stained Glass Window Fund, 105 Eastport St., Iuka, MS 38852.