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'*.¸.*´ Fred Newell (70)
ERIE — A long-time resident, Fred A. Newell, 70, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home after an illness of a year and a half.
He was born Aug. 3, 1900 in Cheyenne, Wyo., the son of F. A. [Fred Adams] Newell Sr. and Fannie Harriett (Aylsworth) Newell. The family moved to Erie when he was 12. He married Georgia O "Jo" Carney Sept. 17, 1927, in Galena. They lived in Seminole, Okla., where he worked as an electrical foreman for an oil company three years, before moving to Erie.
Fred joined the army after graduating in 1918 & touring with Olsen Swedes basketball team.
A World War I veteran, he was a member of the Erie American Legion, the George L. Hendricks post, had served as post commander and was a member of the Past Commanders Club. He also was a member of the Christian Church, and of the Berean Class of the church.
Besides the widow, of the home, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed Owens (Mary), Bentonville, Ark., and a brother, Wallace Newell, Parsons. He was preceded in death by an infant son Benjamin Wallace Newell, in 1939 and an infant daughter Nancy Newell in 1934.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian Church with the Rev. Norman Rogers officiating. Interment will be in East Hill Cemetery under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home.
Chanute Tribune,
Friday, January 22, 1971,
'*.¸.*´ Fred Newell (70)
ERIE — A long-time resident, Fred A. Newell, 70, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home after an illness of a year and a half.
He was born Aug. 3, 1900 in Cheyenne, Wyo., the son of F. A. [Fred Adams] Newell Sr. and Fannie Harriett (Aylsworth) Newell. The family moved to Erie when he was 12. He married Georgia O "Jo" Carney Sept. 17, 1927, in Galena. They lived in Seminole, Okla., where he worked as an electrical foreman for an oil company three years, before moving to Erie.
Fred joined the army after graduating in 1918 & touring with Olsen Swedes basketball team.
A World War I veteran, he was a member of the Erie American Legion, the George L. Hendricks post, had served as post commander and was a member of the Past Commanders Club. He also was a member of the Christian Church, and of the Berean Class of the church.
Besides the widow, of the home, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed Owens (Mary), Bentonville, Ark., and a brother, Wallace Newell, Parsons. He was preceded in death by an infant son Benjamin Wallace Newell, in 1939 and an infant daughter Nancy Newell in 1934.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian Church with the Rev. Norman Rogers officiating. Interment will be in East Hill Cemetery under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home.
Chanute Tribune,
Friday, January 22, 1971,
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'*.¸.*´ Fred Newell (70)
ERIE — A long-time resident, Fred A. Newell, 70, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home after an illness of a year and a half.
He was born Aug. 3, 1900 in Cheyenne, Wyo., the son of F. A. [Fred Adams] Newell Sr. and Fannie Harriett (Aylsworth) Newell. The family moved to Erie when he was 12. He married Georgia O "Jo" Carney Sept. 17, 1927, in Galena. They lived in Seminole, Okla., where he worked as an electrical foreman for an oil company three years, before moving to Erie.
Fred joined the army after graduating in 1918 & touring with Olsen Swedes basketball team.
A World War I veteran, he was a member of the Erie American Legion, the George L. Hendricks post, had served as post commander and was a member of the Past Commanders Club. He also was a member of the Christian Church, and of the Berean Class of the church.
Besides the widow, of the home, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed Owens (Mary), Bentonville, Ark., and a brother, Wallace Newell, Parsons. He was preceded in death by an infant son Benjamin Wallace Newell, in 1939 and an infant daughter Nancy Newell in 1934.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian Church with the Rev. Norman Rogers officiating. Interment will be in East Hill Cemetery under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home.
Chanute Tribune,
Friday, January 22, 1971,
'*.¸.*´ Fred Newell (70)
ERIE — A long-time resident, Fred A. Newell, 70, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home after an illness of a year and a half.
He was born Aug. 3, 1900 in Cheyenne, Wyo., the son of F. A. [Fred Adams] Newell Sr. and Fannie Harriett (Aylsworth) Newell. The family moved to Erie when he was 12. He married Georgia O "Jo" Carney Sept. 17, 1927, in Galena. They lived in Seminole, Okla., where he worked as an electrical foreman for an oil company three years, before moving to Erie.
Fred joined the army after graduating in 1918 & touring with Olsen Swedes basketball team.
A World War I veteran, he was a member of the Erie American Legion, the George L. Hendricks post, had served as post commander and was a member of the Past Commanders Club. He also was a member of the Christian Church, and of the Berean Class of the church.
Besides the widow, of the home, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed Owens (Mary), Bentonville, Ark., and a brother, Wallace Newell, Parsons. He was preceded in death by an infant son Benjamin Wallace Newell, in 1939 and an infant daughter Nancy Newell in 1934.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian Church with the Rev. Norman Rogers officiating. Interment will be in East Hill Cemetery under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home.
Chanute Tribune,
Friday, January 22, 1971,
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