Kathleen “Kate” Newcomb, 34, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died peacefully Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Coffee County, Georgia.
Memorial services will be held 11 AM, Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the Fitzgerald Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Gary Mimbs and the Rev. Steve Hood officiating.
Kate was born July 6, 1989, in St. Marys, Georgia, to Scott & Nikki Nixon Newcomb. She was a 2007 graduate of Fitzgerald High School. She was a special ed. Educator with Horizon Academy at Berrien County High School and loved her students dearly. She had a special heart for people and for animals and that showed through her career and her volunteer work with the Humane Society during high school.
She is survived by her parents, Scott & Nikki Newcomb of Fitzgerald; her daughter, Kyleigh Jade Morgan; a sister, Jennifer Newcomb Chambers & Robert of Fitzgerald; a brother, Whitney Edward Newcomb of Fitzgerald; maternal grandmother, Joyce Ann Ruble of Fitzgerald; nieces and nephews: Colton Newcomb, Owen Newcomb, Emily Chambers, Michael Rodriguez, and John Wright; along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials may send them to Colony Bank for the benefit of Kyleigh, or to Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Humane Society, 106 Lions Park Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750, or to Autism Society, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 305, Rockville, MD 20852.