M.S. — A.R. Gonzales. [Group Sheet]

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Rexie Ray "Rex" McNew, 60, of Gonzales, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. He was born April 5, 1946 in Big Spring, Texas to R. X. and Lillie Ruth McGuire McNew. He was a location manager for Austin Powder Company for nearly 30 years and also farmed his own land. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church of Big Spring and the Odd Fellows Lodge and had served in the U.S. Army.

He married Patricia Susan Lindquist on February 14, 1965 in Chicago.

Survivors include his wife Patricia Susan Lindquist of Gonzales; daughter, Misty Sue McNew Gonzales and husband Ramiro of Ocean Side, CA; three sons, Tony Ray McNew of Beaux Bridge, La., Scotty Ray McNew and wife Marsha of Big Spring and Dwayne Ray McNew of Gonzales; eight grandchildren, Crystal, Kelly, Devin, Kyle and T.J. McNew, Sean and Steven Boren and Alex Gonzales; two great-grandchildren, Austin and Shauna McNew; five sisters and three brothers.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Roy McNew.

Funeral services were held at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales on Friday, November 10, 2006 at 2 p.m. Graveside services and burial will be held at the Mount Olive Cemetery in Big Spring, Texas on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 2 p.m.

Pallbearers were Scotty Ray McNew, Dwayne Ray McNew, Devin McNew, Dennis Cummins, Skip Howland and Cody McCann.

Honorary pallbearers were Tony Ray McNew, Kelly McNew, Sean Boren and Steven Boren.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the American Heart Association.

Seydler-Hill Funeral Home of Gonzales, 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, 672-3232, was in charge of arrangements.

Rexie married P.S. Lindquist [Group Sheet]

R. married Lillie Ruth McGuire 17 Oct 1932, Humble City, Lea County, New Mexico, USA. Lillie was born 29 Nov 1916, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA; died 29 Dec 2000, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; was buried 2 Jan 2001, Mount Olive Cemetery - Big Spring, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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BIG SPRING - Lillie "Ruth" McNew, 84, of Luther died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, in a local hospital.

Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

She was born Nov. 29, 1916, in Hamilton. She was a homemaker, a Baptist and a member of Rebekah Lodge.

Survivors include her husband, R.X. McNew of Luther; three sons, Rex McNew of Gonzales, Bobby McNew of Navasota and Billy McNew of Athens; five daughters, Joy Howland of Big Spring, Jean Crowder of Navasota, Carolyn Rodgers of Big Spring, Sharron Husson of Sassy and Barbara Clark of Coahoma; a sister, Cora Lee Jernigan of Abilene; 26 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

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Roy W. McNew, Longtime County Farmer, Rancher

Roy Wayne McNew, rancher and farme rin this county since 1903, died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, following an illness of two years and hospitalization since August.

He was born March 22, 1894 in Denton and moved to Howard County in 1903. He married the former Delia Hamlin Aug. 22, 1914 in this county, and they marked their 50th wedding anniversary in 1964. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; one son, R.X. McNew, Luther; four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Mae McCracken, Stanton; Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Bennett, Mrs. Callie Bennett and Mrs. Gertrude McCann, all of Big Spring; two brothers, Frank McNew, Knott; I.N. McNew, Big Spring; four sisters, Mrs. Jasper Cline, Mrs. Roy Williams, Mrs. Jack Nall, Mrs. Wylie Cline, all of Big Spring; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Trinity Baptist Church, with Rev. Claude N. Craven, pastor, officiating, with interment in the Trinity Memorial Park under the direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home.

Pallbearers include Rodney Cline, Wayne McNew, Charles Williams, B.J. Williams, Clinton Hamlin, Robert Cline, William McNew, Rube McNew, Arthur McNew.

(Published in The Big Spring Herald on September 25, 1967)

Roy married Delia Luvenia Hamlin 22 Aug 1914, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA. Delia (daughter of Lehman Singleton Hamlin and Sarah Matilda Burleson) was born 21 Jan 1893, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, USA; died 4 Apr 1985, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; was buried 6 Apr 1985, Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs R.W. (Della) McNew, 92, died Thursday morning at her home following a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church with Dr. Claude Craven, pastor, and Rev. Guy White, pastor at East Fourth Street Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be at Trinity Memorial Park.

She was born Jan. 21, 1893, in Gorman. She married Roy W. McNew Aug. 22, 1914, in Huto. He died Sept. 24, 1967.

She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church and the Big Spring Rebekah Lodge No. 284. She attended college at Stepp. She also attended the Catholic convent in Stanton for one year because it was the only school in the county at that time.

She moved to Howard County in 1903 in a covered wago with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Hamlin. they farmed and ranched north of Big Spring until 1936 when they moved to Big Spring.

Her daughter, Callie Bennett, was living with her at the time of her death.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, R.X. "Jack" McNew and Ruth McNew of Big Spring; three daughters, Callie Bennett; Mrs. Jeff (Bonnie) Skeen and Mrs. Dwight (Gerturde) McCann, all of Big Spring; one son-in-law, Byron McCracken of Big Spring; one brother, O.E. Hamlin of Big Spring; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great grandchildren.

Other relatives include one daughter, Ethel Mae McCracken, who died Oct. 31, 1977; a granddaughter, Polly Clem, who died in July 1975; a grandson, Timothy Davidson, who died on Dec. 25, 1980, and one brother, M.L. Hamlin, deceased.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Rodgers, Robert Cline, William McNew, Rodney Cline, Danny Clark and Rube McNew.

(Published in The Big Spring Herald on April 5, 1985)