San Saba Co. TX - Obit for L. K. Newlin ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ Submitted by: Peggy B. Perazzo *********************************************************************** L.K. Newlin L.K. Newlin of San Saba, Texas, died of natural causes on March 11, 2002, in San Saba. He was 85. He was born Sept. 29, 1916, in Richland Springs, Texas, to Arthur Littleton Newlin and Carrie Lovice Swails Newlin. On July 1, 1935, Newlin married Marcla Terry in Bangs, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator during World War II. He and his wife lived in San Saba County since 1971. While in San Saba County, he was a building contractor, farmer and rancher. Newlin was preceded in death by his son Arthur Leo Newlin. He is survived by his wife Marcla of San Saba; daughter and son-in-law, Judy Kay and Donald Barclift of Davis; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy Ann and Roy Dean Boswell of San Saba; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas Andrew and Mozelle Newlin of San Saba; brother and sister-in-law, John and Lemmie Newlin of Weir, Miss.; sister Ida Stephens of San Antonio; granddaughter Kelly Nelson and her husband Scott Nelson; grandson Kevin Barclift and his wife Ginger Barclift; grandsons Jeffrey Donald Barclift, Aaron Dean Boswell and Matthew Littleton Boswell; great-grandchildren Rachel Elizabeth Nelson, Cooper Ross Nelson, Austin Tyler Barclift and Nathanial Paul Bennick; and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Howell Doran Funeral Home's chapel, 1901 W. Wallace, San Saba, Texas 76877. Interment will follow at the Richland Springs Cemetery in Richland Springs, Texas. Donations in Newlin's memory should be sent to the San Saba County Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, c/o Howell Doran Funeral Home, at the aforementioned address. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, March 13, 2002, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, . Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)