Marie Newcomb Futrell, 91, died peacefully and went to her heavenly home Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Marie was born on Nov. 25, 1931, in Greene County, N.C., to Leslie Newcomb and Margaret Parris Newcomb. She was a 1949 graduate of Snow Hill High School and a 1952 graduate of Carolina General Nursing School in Wilson, N.C. She was devoted to God and her family, teaching the 5-year-old children in Sunday school, singing in the choir, and helping with the United Methodist Youth Fellowship and the Good News Singers of Fayetteville. She was instrumental in organizing the Bordeaux Neighborhood Watch in Fayetteville. She was a lifelong Methodist and a member of Haymount United Methodist Church.
Marie was predeceased by her parents and two brothers, Leslie G Newcomb and Aaron K. Newcomb.
Marie is survived by her husband of 70 years, Zane G. Futrell, of Fayetteville; one daughter, Sarah Futrell Meoni of Fayetteville; one son, Dena Futrell and wife Brenda, of O’Fallon, Illinois; grandchildren, Ashley Futrell of Portland, Oregon; Heather Futrell of Herndon, Virginia; Jessica Meoni Albrecht and husband Ed of Whispering Pines; and Jennifer Meoni Boggs and husband Jason, of Liberty; great-grandchildren, Grace Boggs, Zane Boggs, Isabella Albrecht, and Benjamin Albrecht; one sister, Anne Newcomb Mercer of Wilson, one brother, Donald H. Newcomb and wife Justine, of Wilson; and many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at Haymount United Methodist Church in Fayetteville at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be immediately following the service at Cumberland Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Argo Endowment Fund, Haymount United Methodist Church, 1700 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303.
Special appreciation and thanks to everyone at Haymount Rehab and Nursing Home and Bayada Hospice for their care.