Audrey Newman

Friday, July 25, 2003

MORGANTON, N.C. - Audrey McWaters Newman, 90, died July 22, 2003, at the Grace Heights Nursing Home in Morganton.

Born Nov. 11, 1912, in Canalou, Mo., she was the daughter of the late William and Carrie Robison McWaters.

Her husband, Aymon M. Newman, preceded her in death on April 30, 1979.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Jimmy Newman; one grandson, Johnny Marion Newman; and eight brothers and sisters.

Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Bill M. and Marsha Newman of St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter Shirley Newman Johnson of Marion; three brothers Don McWaters of Cookeville, Tenn., W.C. McWaters of Canalou and Ollie McWaters of Ringwood, Okla.; two sisters, Dimple Malloy of Essex, Mo., and Polly Schuerenberg of Sikeston, Mo.; three granddaughters and grandson-in-law, Vicky Scott and Ron Emery and Charla Johnson-Gateley of Morganton and Linda Newman of Greer, S.C.; four grandsons and granddaughter-in-law, Glenn Aymon Johnson of Morganton, Tracy H. Johnson of Lake Worth, Fla., and Patrick and Terry Newman of Greer and Terry Newman of Greer; five great-grandsons, John Marshal Newman of St. Louis, Kyle Scott Emery and Kristopher Gateley of Morganton and Austin Newman and Ben Newman of Greer; two great-granddaughters, Monica Smith of Lake Worth, Fla., and Krystal Johnson of Detroit, Mich.; and two great-great-grandsons, Alexander Smith of Lake Worth and Kalob Gateley of Morganton; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Blanchard Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

Graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston. The Rev. Bob Medlock will officiate.

Pallbearers will be: Ron Emery, Terry Newman, Patrick Newman, Kyle Emery, Ollie McWaters and Ann Marie Wilson.

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