CPL US ARMY KOREA
MANCHESTER -- Roy A. Whitcomb Jr., 81, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Maine Veterans' Home, Augusta, with his family by his side. He was born to Roy A. and Mary A. Whitcomb on Dec. 26, 1927, in Cleveland. He came to Maine "as quickly as he could," six years later.
Roy graduated from Deering High School in 1946, Portland Junior College in 1948 and Boston University in 1950. He served in the Third Infantry Division on the Korean battlefront as correspondent for hometown newspapers and the Army's Stars and Stripes Far East edition.
Roy is survived by his wife of 11 years, Elaine Fuller Whitcomb, of Manchester. He also leaves a son, Christopher Whitcomb and his wife, Brenda, of Rock Hill, S.C.; his stepson, Dale Maxwell and his wife, Linda, of New Port Richey, Fla.; a stepson, Charles Fuller, of Boothbay; and two stepdaughters, Cynthia Spence, of Lewiston, and Lynn Irish, of Manchester. He leaves 13 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Isabelle Mack; his second wife, Marion Maxwell, to whom he was married for more than 30 years; a stepdaughter, Darlene; a brother, Tom; and a sister, Carolyn.
A celebration of his life will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 20 Union St., Hallowell, followed by a graveside committal service with full military honors at 2 p.m. at the old Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta.
(Published in the Kennebec Journal 8/19/2009) (findagrave.com)