Rudell (Short) Newcomb – Benton, IL

Rudell (Short) Newcomb, 92, of Benton, IL passed away at 12:59 P.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Herrin Hospital.

She was born in Ewing, IL on January 30, 1929, the daughter of Harry Lee & Juanita (Burklow) Smith.

She married Walter Lee (Jerk) Newcomb in Arkansas on October 25, 1950 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2011.

She enjoyed playing cards, crosswords and word searches and especially being with her family.

Mrs. Newcomb is survived by her son, Mike, and wife Kathy (Williams) Newcomb, of West Frankfort, IL; grandchildren Shawn and Shauna (Hawkins) Yadloski, of Vienna, IL, Trisha Robertson, of Benton and Janet (Gilbreath) Fletcher, and husband bill, of Sesser, IL; great-grandchildren Gracelyn and Griffin Yadloski, of Vienna, Carly, Kayla, Kamryn and Colton Robertson, of Benton and Bree Anna Fletcher, of Sesser. Also surviving is a brother-in-law, Ronald Lee Newcomb, of Ewing, IL, son-in-law Bill Gilbreath, of Benton, nephew Greg Goodman, of Evansville, IN; special cousins, Jerry, and wife Jody Page, of Marion, IL, Suzy, and husband Terry Drake, of Marion.

Mrs. Newcomb was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Mary Evelyn (Smith) Goodman, husband Walter, daughter, Patricia Lynn Gilbreath and nephew Gary Goodman.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Minor officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

We ask everyone attending the services to be considerate of others and to practice social distancing. We are limited to 50 people in our building at a time, and masks are recommended.

For more information or to send online condolences please visit www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com