Lionel K. Newman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Lionel K. Newman, age 91, of Rusk are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 26, 2014 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Goodnight and Rev. Don Copeland officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Newman passed away December 23, 2014 in a Rusk nursing home. He was born September 21, 1923 in Cherokee County, TX to the late Tid and Jettie Ball Newman. Mr. Newman was a lifelong resident of Maydelle and a member of Holleyman Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Maydelle. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and observed the atomic bomb detonation in Japan. Mr. Newman loved to hunt, fish and garden. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, sister, and a grandson, Justin Dover. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Newman of Rusk, son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Cathy Newman of Rusk, two daughters and sons-in-law, Diann and Nathan Dyess of Rusk, Stacey and Tony Blackburn of Rusk, grandchildren, James Newman, Jacob Newman, Casey Newman, Koid Dyess, Jaclynn Dyess, Amanda Dover, Caleb Dover, Mackinly Dover, Matthew Dover, great grandchildren, Ty Newman, Tenley Newman and Grayson Newman. Pallbearers will include James Newman, Jacob Newman, Koid Dyess, Caleb Dover, Mackinly Dover and Matthew Dover. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. up until service time, Friday, December 26, 2014 at the funeral home.

Lionel K. Newman

September 21, 1923 - December 23, 2014