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Amos Eugene Newman

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Amos Eugene Newman

Birth
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Death
20 Jan 2017 (aged 79)
Meadville, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Hamburg, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Amos Eugene Newman will be on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Hamburg Baptist Church in Hamburg, MS, at 10 AM with burial to follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hamburg, MS. Bro. Larry Ritchie will be officiating the services with Franklin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be at Hamburg Baptist Church on Monday, January 23, 2017, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and will continue at Hamburg Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, from 9:00 AM until the time of the service at 10:00 AM.

Mr. Newman, 79, of Meadville, MS, passed from this life on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Meadville, MS. He was born on January 5, 1938, in Natchez, MS, to Amos and Clara Eugenia Palmer Newman. He was a member of Hamburg Baptist Church; worked for many years as a self-employed scrap metal entrepreneur; and enjoyed family gatherings, tinkering with his cars, and loved his grandchildren dearly. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a friend to many. He enjoyed eating every afternoon with his friend Harold Wentworth.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Amos and Clara Eugenia Palmer Newman; and sisters, Mary Lou, Peggy, Elizabeth and Betty Jo; and son-in-law, Donald Smith.

Survivors are his wife of 59 years, Glennell Savoy Newman; daughters, Shirley Newman Thorpe and husband Eddie of Natchez, MS, Betty Sue Newman Smith of Natchez, MS, Debra Newman Stewart and husband Tracy of Brookhaven, MS, Linda Newman Jones and husband Tommie of Brookhaven, MS, Kathy Newman Lee and husband Keith of Brookhaven, MS, Lisa Newman Suggs and husband Michael of Meadville, MS, and Kimberly Newman Keyes and husband Jamie of Natchez, MS; son, Allen Newman and wife Jodie of Natchez, MS; sisters, Ida Mae, Nancy, Sandria, Marilyn, and Carolyn; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Pallbearers are Jeremy Jones, Andrew Jones, Eric Stewart, Jamie Thorpe, Jamie Keyes and Tom Wimberly. Honorary pallbearers are Harold Wentworth, Barry Tabor and David Adams.
Funeral services for Amos Eugene Newman will be on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Hamburg Baptist Church in Hamburg, MS, at 10 AM with burial to follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hamburg, MS. Bro. Larry Ritchie will be officiating the services with Franklin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be at Hamburg Baptist Church on Monday, January 23, 2017, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and will continue at Hamburg Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, from 9:00 AM until the time of the service at 10:00 AM.

Mr. Newman, 79, of Meadville, MS, passed from this life on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital in Meadville, MS. He was born on January 5, 1938, in Natchez, MS, to Amos and Clara Eugenia Palmer Newman. He was a member of Hamburg Baptist Church; worked for many years as a self-employed scrap metal entrepreneur; and enjoyed family gatherings, tinkering with his cars, and loved his grandchildren dearly. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a friend to many. He enjoyed eating every afternoon with his friend Harold Wentworth.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Amos and Clara Eugenia Palmer Newman; and sisters, Mary Lou, Peggy, Elizabeth and Betty Jo; and son-in-law, Donald Smith.

Survivors are his wife of 59 years, Glennell Savoy Newman; daughters, Shirley Newman Thorpe and husband Eddie of Natchez, MS, Betty Sue Newman Smith of Natchez, MS, Debra Newman Stewart and husband Tracy of Brookhaven, MS, Linda Newman Jones and husband Tommie of Brookhaven, MS, Kathy Newman Lee and husband Keith of Brookhaven, MS, Lisa Newman Suggs and husband Michael of Meadville, MS, and Kimberly Newman Keyes and husband Jamie of Natchez, MS; son, Allen Newman and wife Jodie of Natchez, MS; sisters, Ida Mae, Nancy, Sandria, Marilyn, and Carolyn; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Pallbearers are Jeremy Jones, Andrew Jones, Eric Stewart, Jamie Thorpe, Jamie Keyes and Tom Wimberly. Honorary pallbearers are Harold Wentworth, Barry Tabor and David Adams.


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