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Ralph T Newman

Male 1909 - 1995  (85 years)


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  • Name Ralph T Newman 
    Born 19 Dec 1909  Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Nov 1995  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5474  Rossville
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018 

    Father Ed Newman 
    Mother Orpha Larkins Newman 
    Family ID F6800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eunice M Proctor Newman 
    Married 10 Feb 1934  Platte City, Platte County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John D Newman
     2. Sally Jo Newman Craig
     3. Mary Newman Gladfelter
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 02:12:12 
    Family ID F6801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1909 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Newman, Ralph
    Obituary- Newman, Ralph
    Ralph T. Newman
    Ralph T. Newman, 85, Topeka, died Wednesday, Nov. 15,1995, at a Topeka retirement home.

    Mr. Newman was a school teacher and administrator. He taught and served as principal at Rossville Elementary School for two years, taught at Silver Lake three years and in Jackson County for 15 years and was the principal at Elmont School and the Seaman School District for 12 years before he retired in 1975. He also farmed in Jackson County.

    He was born Dec. 19, 1909, in Mayetta, the son of Ed and Orpha Larkins Newman. He was graduated from Circleville High School and earned a bachelor’s degree and a master's degree at Washburn University.

    Mr. Newman was a member of Lowman United Methodist Church, Circleville Lodge No. 20 AF&AM, Orient Lodge No. 512 AF&AM and Circleville Chapter No. 293 of the Order of the, Eastern Star where he was past patron. He was past president of High 12 and the Sons of the American Revolution.

    He was married to Eunice M. Proctor on Feb. 10,1934, in Platte City, Mo. She survives.

    Other survivors include a son, John D. Newman, Castle Rock, Colo.; two daughters, Sally Jo Craig, Independence, Mo., and Mary Gladfelter, Madrid, Mo.; two sisters, Betty Guthrie, Glendora, Calif., and Inez Wickland, Altadena, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lowman United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Holton Cemetery. Mr. Newman will lie in state after noon today at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home where relatives and friends will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made Lowman United Methodist Church, 4000 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604, or to the Shriners Crippled Children's Fund and sent in care of the Arab Shrine, 1205 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, 66612.