Lois William Newman

He was born November 4, 1923 in Lilbourn, MO to the late Mode and Mary Landers Newman and grew up in the Canalou area. In the early 1950’s, he moved to Oran, MO to farm and later to Sikeston, where he had farming interests, a vocation he enjoyed for more than 50 years. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau, MO. An avid basketball fan, he loved attending college and high school games.

In May 2001, he married Naomi Atkinson Newman in Cape Girardeau, who survives. He is also survived by daughter and son-in-law, Marsha & David Hammock of Plano, TX; three grandsons, Aaron (Jessica) Hammock of Plano, TX; Andrew Hammock of Los Colinas, TX and Allen Hoggard of Helena, MT and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by wife, Opal Ling Newman and daughter, Wanda Newman Hoggard, as well as six brothers, Lloyd, Loren, Phillip, Bill, Clifford and Billy and two sisters, Judy Lasters and Betty Scott.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 1, at 11:00 am at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The service will follow at 1:30 pm, officiated by Rev. Gary Brothers. Interment will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston, MO. Pallbearers will be nephews.

Memorials may be given to Mid-America Teen Challenge, PO Box 1089, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-1089.