The Shadow
IRON GATE - Drotha Broughman Newcomb, 83, of 504 Commerce St., Iron Gate, died Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Nov. 17, 1928, in Iron Gate, the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Unroe Broughman.
She retired from the Kroger Co. as a clerk/cashier, was a member of the Iron Gate Baptist Church, and an active member of the Iron Gate Civic Organization. Drotha was a loving mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Stuart Newcomb, in October of 1972.
She is survived by two daughters, Teresa Persinger and husband, Tommy, Christie Boyd and husband, Leroy, a son; Mark Stuart Newcomb, all of Iron Gate; four grandchildren, Jamie Boyd, Tom Persinger, Danny Persinger, Alexis Boyd, a great-grandchild, Lee Boyd, and special friends, Lena Kay McClung, Mark Clark, Brenda Lindsay, and many other family members and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Iron Gate Baptist Church, with the Rev. Hunter Hale officiating, assisted by the Rev. Edith Snedegar.
Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery in Fincastle.
Active pallbearers will be Jamie Boyd, Tom Persinger, Danny Persinger, Ronnie Dowd, George Reynolds, and Ricky Swoope.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Nicely Funeral Home. At other times, the family will receive friends at the residence, 504 Commerce St., Iron Gate.
Nicely Funeral Home in Clifton Forge in handling arrangements.
To send a condolence to the family online, visit www.nicelyfuneralhome.com.
