Newton obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Newton, Edith             17 Mar 2003    Mar 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  3/17/2003

NEWTON, EDITH
A resident of Hammond, she died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, March 16, 2003, at
North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital, Hammond. She was 86 and a native of
Kiln, Miss. She was a retired U.S. Army major, having served as a physical
therapist. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. Tuesday
until religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. William Eubanks.
Interment in Amite Cemetery, Amite. Survived by 12 nieces and nephews, W.M.
Fortenberry, Dorothy Newton Futch, J. Robert Fortenberry, Larry Magruder,
Marguerite Newton Dunnington, Betty Walker Perkins, J.H. Newton III, Anne
Newton Ellzey, C.L. Newton, Jane Newton Eubanks, Norman H. Newton and Bert 
Newton; and numerous great-nieces, great-newphews, great-great-nieces and
great-great-nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, J.H. and Agnes Rouss
Newton; and seven brothers and sisters, Clarence Lester Newton, Sallie N.
Fortenberry, Lydia N. Magruder, Melba N. Walker, J.H. Newton Jr., Herbert
Newton and Elbert Newton.  

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