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Note: there are few pioneers better and more favorable known than Capt. Newcomb, of the launch "Dixie". Why he should have selected such a popular American name for his vessel is a question as he originally hails from Parrsborough, Nova Scotia. But he knows these waters thoroughly, and no ancient mariner can tell him a point about navigation within a radius of 150 miles of this port. When he first came here, he was employed on the government telegraph line. He is a property owner, a member of the Eagles and still single." (Excerpt from a Prince Rupert newspaper, date unknown) MARRIED: "WEDDINGS - Newcombe - Willigar MARRIED: Parrsboro, Feb 9 - Rev. J. E. Warner, united in marriage Miss Evelyn Willigar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Willigar, Parrsboro Roads, and Capt. Reginald Newcombe, of Prince Rupert, B.C. The happy couple left Tuesday morning to their home in the West, where Capt. Newcombe is interested in shipping, and also has large holdings in real estate. The groom is a son of Capt. Joseph Newcombe of this town." (Excerpt from an unknown Cumberland County newspaper of 1924) DEATH: "CAPTAIN R.L. NEWCOMB, PIONEER SKIPPER DIES -- One of the Prince Rupert district's pioneer skippers, Capt. Reginald Lloyd Newcomb, died in Prince Rupert General Hospital Saturday afternoon after a brief illness. He was 79. Born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Capt. Newcomb came to Prince Rupert district in 1904, six years before the city was incorporated. A merchant mariner with a master's ticket, he plied his boat the Dixie Rupert up and down the coast, up the Skeena River and operated a charter service to Metlakatia, Port Simpson, Bute Inlet and Butedale in the early days. He later worked for the Fisheries Department, on census work for the federal government, was a lineman at Kispiox when the telegraph was being put through, homesteaded at Terrace, was a trapper, ferried men for the Prince Rupert drydock when it was built and was also a fur buyer. He retired about 20 years ago to his home at 2171 Seal Cove Circle. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy E. Pike and Mrs. D.J. Stewart, both of Victoria and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from Ferguson Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. D.R. Chassels officiating. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery." (From the Prince Rupert Daily News, 23 Oct 1961) DEATH: "CAPT. NEWCOMB FUNERAL HELD -- Funeral services for Pioneer Prince Rupert district merchant mariner, Capt. Reginald L. Newcomb, were held Tuesday afternoon from Ferguson Funeral Home. Capt. Newcomb died last Saturday after a brief illness. He was 79. The Very Rev. G.T. Pattison, Dean of Caledonia, conducted the service at which the hymns "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Abide with Me" were sung. Mrs. Harry Hagen was organist. Pallbearers were George Viereck, Albert Dalzell, John Thompson, Olay Rysstad, Thomas Dennis and Raymond Scherk. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. From the Prince Rupert Daily News, 26 Oct 1961) ADDITIONAL NOTES COURTESY OF PAM GAUDIO OF VICTORIA, B.C: -Reginald Lloyd was sometimes known by Rex or George. -Reginald dropped the "E" in the name Newcombe. -Reginald Lloyd went to school until grade 3 -Reginald Lloyd varnished the floors in the house in Prince Rupert every year. -They had a dog, one named Major and one named Buster -Reginald was a loner and did not communicate with his brothers or sisters. -Reginald died of a stroke. -Reginald lived in a bigger house below the one at 2191 Seal Cove Circle, and that he homesteaded property in Terrace. (Source: Mrs. Doris Elizabeth Stewart, nee Newcomb, Reginald's daughter)
Note: "REGINALD L. NEWCOMB -- Although he came here from Seattle only in 1908,
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