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Obituary:

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]

1. R. X. McNew was born 14 Jul 1915, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; died 10 May 2002, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery - Big Spring, Texas, USA.
2. Ethel Mae McNew was born 3 Apr 1917, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; died 31 Oct 1977, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Nov 1977, Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA.
3. Bonnie Ruth McNew was born 2 Oct 1919, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; died 14 Jun 2002, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; was buried , Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA.
4. Gertrude Marcella McNew was born 24 Oct 1923, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; died 22 May 1998, Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA; was buried , Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA.
5. Callie Roy McNew was born 12 Dec 1929, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA; died 25 Apr 2005, The Colony, Denton County, Texas, USA; was buried 29 Apr 2005, Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA.