Obituary of Eddie Clara Newman
Eddie Clara Newman, age 94, of Dunlap, TN passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at her home. She was born June 10, 1924. She was of the church of Christ faith and worked in the factories and Dunlap Restaurant for 20 years. She was a strong woman who put her trust and faith in the Master to get her through life's hills and valleys.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Will and Nora Lively; husband, John Newman; sons, Johnny and James “Mo-Joe” Newman; daughters, Linda Johnson, Betty Peptio, Sheila Goosetree, Martha Jewel McGhee, Carliona Gail Taylor, and Anna Marie Newman.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet (Bill) Widhalm, Thornton, CO, and Doris Ann (Willie) Brock, Dunlap; 25 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Cordell Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. Arrangements by Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap. Family will receive friends Thursday 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. and Friday 4:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. CDT.
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