Ralph T Newman

1909 - 1995  (85 years)

• Name	Ralph T Newman
  Born	19 Dec 1909	Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Nov 1995	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  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
  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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1909 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  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.