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Joe H. Newcomer

Medina, Bandera County

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Special Texas Ranger, Deputy Sheriff, Justice of Peace, Bandera County. World War II shipboard security officer for chemical company. Also Uvalde alderman, county clerk, chief of police. Member Internationl Association of Chiefs of Police. President Texas Chapter, F.B.I. National Academy Associates. A founder and president Southwest Texas Peace Officers Association. Married first Mary Etta McCain; second, Avis W. Adcock. Recorded, 1968.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description In Oak Rest Cemetery; from Medina, take Highway 16 about .75 miles north to cemetery.
Marker # 2760
Dedicated 1968
Size, Type grave marker
Code county official; municipal official; rangers
Latitude, Longitude 29.80968, -99.255611

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