Elkanah Newman

1924 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Elkanah Newman
  Birth	15 Jul 1924	Wise Co, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jun 2004	Allen Co, IN
  	E.K. NEWMAN JR., 79, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at his residence. Born July 15, 1924, in Exeter, Va., he was a truck driver for Wolf & Dessauer and later L.S.Ayres & Co., retiring in 1986 after 33 years. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Newman; daughters, Denelda Jo Newman of Portland, Princess Newman of Fort Wayne and Watanna Brown of West Memphis, Ark.; son, E.K. (Rachel) Newman III of Fort Wayne; stepson, Grenda Harmer of Only, Tenn.; brother, Carl Newman of Gate City, Va.; sister, Christina Pennington of Big Springs, Calif.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Melody Newman; and son, Rodney Newman. Memorial service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church, 935 Farwood Ave. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road.
  Burial	Allen Co, IN
  	FindAGrave Memorial 156533391
  Person ID	I3003	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Elkanah Newman,   b. 23 Jan 1887, Lee Co, VA d. 29 May 1953 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mattie Kegley,   b. 28 May 1888, Hawkins Co, TN d. 26 May 1971, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1911	Lee Co, VA
  	Groom's Name: Elkanah Newman Groom's Birth Date: 1887 Groom's Birthplace: Lee Co., Va Groom's Age: 24 Bride's Name: Mattie M. Walker Bride's Birth Date: 1887 Bride's Birthplace: Tennessee Bride's Age: 24 Marriage Date: 16 May 1911 Marriage Place: Lee, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: John J. Newman Groom's Mother's Name: Emily F. Bride's Father's Name: B.S. Kegley Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Widowed Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01852-4 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 2048459 Reference Number: Image #183 Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart