On April 14, 2023, Teck O’Dell Newton went to be with the Lord. He was born in Mills County on May 10, 1937 to Kelton K.K. Newton and Sallie R. Miles Newton. He was the 4th born of 6 children. He was raised on the family farm and ranch, where he learned to repair just about anything mechanical.
Teck loved to tell tall tales and he was good at it. He was so good the numerous nieces and nephews never knew what as true and was not true. The stories grew more impressive with each telling. He was always doing special things for his nieces and nephews like fixing the tree swing when they all came to visit. Teck loved people and he loved to talk and he never meet a stranger. He never forgot a name either.
He spent many long hours in his bedroom researching his family’s history. He filled over 50 pages of typing with one finger. He complied a historical account of the Newton Family’s Tree and history. What a wonderful gift he leaves behind.
Teck married later in life to Joyce Marie Harrington on March 8.1991. He enjoyed his time as a spouse and father to her children.
Teck is preceded in death by his parents, a brother; Melvin Newton, a sister; Oleta Hahn, and his wife; Joyce.
He leaves behind 2 sisters and 1 brother: Virginia Tompkins of Henderson, Betty Newton also of Henderson and Ray and his wife Laveda Newton of Houston. He is also survived by several Nieces and nephews: Jeannie, Ronnie, Deborah, Randel, Donna, Cherry, Danny, Barbie, David, and Tim.
The family rejoices in the fact that he is now celebrating in Heaven.
A graveside service will be held on Monday at 2:00 P.M. at the Eastview (Newton Family) Cemetery.
