Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Newman, John Morgan ‘Jim’  August 25 2004
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The Tehachapi News 
John Morgan ‘Jim’ Newman

Jan. 28, 1936 – Aug. 25, 2004

John Morgan "Jim" Newman, longtime resident of Tehachapi, died of liver 
disease on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at home surrounded by his large, loving family. 

Jim was born in Muldrow, Okla. on Jan. 28, 1936, to Jessie (Chitwood-Spencer) 
and Henry C. Newman. He retired from the California Correctional Institution 
in 1998, after a 17-year career as a correctional officer and a highly 
respected correctional counselor. He served in the United States Air Force for 
four years, mostly in the remote sections of Alaska. 

Prior to beginning his career in state corrections, Jim served his beloved 
Tehachapi community as a deputy constable for the Tehachapi Judicial District. 
He then began his employment with the Kern County Sheriff's Department as a 
dispatcher in Mojave and later as the court liaison officer for the Kern 
County Alcohol Treatment Program, making sentence recommendations to the 
court. Also, he was well known in Bakersfield due to his involvement in the 
alcohol/drug treatment community. He was a past member of the Kern County 
Alcohol Advisory Board and former director of Carter Hall, a treatment home 
for women.

Jim was an accomplished pilot and flight instructor for most of his life until 
he was "grounded" by diabetes. His biplane sat idle in the garage at his home 
on Mill Street for years and it was often a topic of conversation from 
passersby. He recently received his 40-year membership pin from Aircraft 
Owners and Pilot's Association. 

Jim was a proud tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, having 
personally met with every recent Principal Chief, beginning with Wilma 
Mankiller. He was a 32nd-degree Mason in the Tehachapi Lodge and an avid 
genealogist, serving as a volunteer at the local LDS genealogy library for 
many, many years, despite the fact that he was not a member of the church. 

A great storyteller, Jim kept his family and friends enthralled with the 
entertaining and humorous details of his adventure-filled life and loves. 

His greatest pleasure in life was his family. Abigail, his youngest daughter 
and buddy, was a bright star in his life for the past 12 years. 

Jim especially enjoyed meals in local restaurants with his children and 
grandchildren. He favored Henry's Café, where he loved to visit with Richard 
and Debbie Henry and was served by his favorite waitresses, Desiree, Kristi, 
Marietta, Nicole and Kasey.

“Papa” was a very giving man and he touched so many lives with his generous 
spirit and loving ways. His family was blessed to have him in their lives.

Jim is survived by his mother, Jessie F. Dunn; daughters, Lisa Stradley and 
Abigail Newman; sons, Noel (Yvette), Sean, Justin (Christy), Parker (Wendy) 
and Joel Newman; sister, Mary E. Hill and brother and sister-in-law, Lee and 
Sherry Newman. He is also survived by his eldest grandchildren, Tamara and 
Scott Stradley, whom he raised as his own, and other grandchildren, Riley 
Newman and Tonacey and Cindy Newman. He is also survived by his dear friends, 
the Stankorb family. 

He was preceded in death by his father, Henry C. Newman; sister, Brenda 
Newman; stepfather, Monroe "Sarge" Dunn; and two infant sons, James and Morgan.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Wood Family Funeral 
Service Chapel. Private interment was at Tehachapi Westside Cemetery until the 
new National Veterans Cemetery is completed off Highway 58 and his remains 
will be transferred at that time. 

Donations may be made to Hoffmann Hospice in Jim's memory.


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