Nelson O. Newcombe

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Nelson O. Newcombe passed away on March 9, 2022. He was the son of the late Walter Owen and Edna Newcombe of Auburn.

He was predeceased by his wife, Carole, in 2014.

He is survived by Walter O. (June) Newcombe, Jeffrey A. (Rebecca) Newcombe, Dawn E. (William) McGraw, and Judy (Bill, deceased) Saccardi. He has seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was a 1951 graduate of Edward Little High School and the University of Maine in 1956. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army including tours in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam (2). He then served as the National Secretary/Treasurer of National Sojourners, Inc. for 37 years.

He was a Mason for 68 years and was a Past Master of Semper Paratus Lodge No. 49 in the District of Columbia and a member of Tranquil Lodge #29 in Auburn. He was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Pine Cone Chapter #26 in Auburn, and Faith Chapter #177 in Annandale, Va. for 66 years. He was a York Rite Mason and Scottish Rite in the District of Columbia for 62 years, where he received his KCCH. He was a Past Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, a Past Grand Tall Cedar of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon. He was the recipient of the DeMolay Legion of Honor, National Sojourners Legion of Honor, and the Silver Beaver of the Boy Scouts of America.

Friends welcome on Wednesday, March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Demaine Funeral Home, Springfield, Va. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the National Sojourners Endowment Memorial Fund (SEM), and mail checks to:

National Sojourners Headquarters

7942 R Cluny Court

Springfield, VA 22153