Miller County Archives Obituary for Wayne Newberry 2002

Submitted by Ed Gordon <edeye1@hotmail.com>

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Wayne Newberry

TACOMA, WASH.
  Willie Wayne Newberry, 68, was born February 9, 1934, delivered by his great 
aunt on the family farm in Colquitt, Ga. He passed away after a long stay at the
Seattle Veteran's Hospital on March 1, 2002. The son of Benjamin Chason Newberry 
and Laura Maude Newberry, Wayne grew up on the farm, where the family produced peanuts,
cotton and corn and also raised hogs. He graduated from nearby Jakin High in 1951, the
n in 1952 began a seven-year stint in the U.S. Army, where he acquired corporal status.
Wayne's talents and interst in cooking and gardening no doubt stemmed from his years on 
the farm. After his military service, he went into the grocery business, elevating to store
 manager of Winn-Dixie in Miami, Fla. He would later work at grocery stores in 
Donalsonville, Ga., Lakewood, Wash., Sunnyside, Wash., and Lynnwood, Wash. Wayne was 
an outstanding cook and later worked in that profession. Wayne is survived by his brother, 
Horace Broughton Newberry of Richmond Hill, Ga.,; his daughters, Beccie Newberry and 
Angela Schmidt, and sons, Wayne Newberry and Ron Newberry, all of Lakewood, Wash. 
He leaves behind eight grandchildren. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, his 
former wife, Marion Newberry, his brothers, Benjamin Hoyt Newberryand Clarence Lang 
Newberry and his sister, Veda Maxine Reese. The family held a private committal service 
for Wayne at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, on March 13. The family is 
grateful for the excellent care provided by VA hospitals in Seattle and Lakewood as 
well as Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, Washington.