Woodsville, NH- Arlen Dexter "Skin" Whitcomb, 78, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at the VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT. Arlen was born in Bath, NH on June 2, 1937, to Dexter and Hazel (Tewksbury) Whitcomb. He was a graduate of Woodsville High School and served in the US Air Force. He worked for many years as a self-employed carpenter and painter and had worked for the former Merrimack Feed and Grain Company in Woodsville. Arlen was a fifty year member of Ross Wood American Legion Post #20 of Woodsville. He enjoyed golfing, walking, fishing, motorcycling, snowmobling, and riding the back roads. He was predeceased by two sisters, Joyce Corey and Betty Emery. He is survived by a son, Jason Whitcomb of Woodsville; a sister, Lois Sheltry of New Britain, CT; a brother, Richard Whitcomb of Sebring, FL; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a dear friend, Sandy Baird of North Haverhill, NH. There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be on Sunday, June 28th at 11AM in the Bath Village Cemetery, Bath, NH.