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William Thomas “Tom” Newton

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William Thomas “Tom” Newton

Birth
Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas, USA
Death
10 Nov 2023 (aged 73)
Longview, Harrison County, Texas, USA
Burial
Cornerville, Lincoln County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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On Friday, November 10, 2023, William Thomas Newton, loving husband to his late wife, father and grandfather, passed from this life at home in Longview, Texas.

Tom as he was known by most was born on January 12, 1950, in Star City, Arkansas to William Brown Newton and Iris (Totsie) Hope Newton. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1968. After high school he attended Henderson State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

In his professional life he spent many years as a Salesman in the Equipment and Oil and Gas Industries where he made many lifelong friends along the way.
In his later years he enjoyed being employed at the Elderville Water Supply where he was loved by not only his coworkers but the many members of Elderville whom he interacted with on a daily basis.

He is preceded in death by his parents Brown and Totsie Newton and his wife Rebecca Jean Newton.
Tom was a longtime member of Winterfield United Methodist Church in Longview. For many of his adult years he was a member of the Longview AMBUCS where he proudly donated his time.
On Friday, November 10, 2023, William Thomas Newton, loving husband to his late wife, father and grandfather, passed from this life at home in Longview, Texas.

Tom as he was known by most was born on January 12, 1950, in Star City, Arkansas to William Brown Newton and Iris (Totsie) Hope Newton. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1968. After high school he attended Henderson State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

In his professional life he spent many years as a Salesman in the Equipment and Oil and Gas Industries where he made many lifelong friends along the way.
In his later years he enjoyed being employed at the Elderville Water Supply where he was loved by not only his coworkers but the many members of Elderville whom he interacted with on a daily basis.

He is preceded in death by his parents Brown and Totsie Newton and his wife Rebecca Jean Newton.
Tom was a longtime member of Winterfield United Methodist Church in Longview. For many of his adult years he was a member of the Longview AMBUCS where he proudly donated his time.


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  • Created by: MuwMuw
  • Added: Jan 9, 2024
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262907655/william_thomas-newton: accessed ), memorial page for William Thomas “Tom” Newton (12 Jan 1950–10 Nov 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 262907655, citing Newton Chapel Cemetery, Cornerville, Lincoln County, Arkansas, USA; Cremated; Maintained by MuwMuw (contributor 50773284).