Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-01
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
w. M. Newton

Last rites for former sheriff w.
M. (Mont) Newton, SO, held Sun
day afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock, at
his late home in Malta, were large
ly attended. Rev c. B. Frisbie was
the minister in charge. Carl Scott,
Mrs. Jessie Macklem, and Mr.. and
Mrs Chester NORM, sang eastern
Gate" and "Will the Circle Be
Broken" The pail bearers were
Charles, Edward and Dick Wood
ward, and Glen, George and Roy
Newton. The body was laid to rest
in Pennsville cemetery.
Mr. Newton passed away at his
home last Thursday morning, Jan.
25, at $3.50 O'Clock, very unexpect-
edly. While, his health had not
been good all winter, he was SEEM
ingly no worse and was getting
ready to go to Cambridge on a bust
ness trip. He was drawing water
at the sink at their home when sud-
denly stricken with a heart attack
the end coming almost instantly
The deceased was Of family of 12
children born to the late Walter
and Catherine Eveland Newton. He
was born Oct. IL, 1877, on Four
Mile, Meigsville township The farm
is now owned by Floyd Lindimore.
When young he learned the black
smith trade, which he followed at
Pennsville, Stockport, ChesterhilI
and Malta, and was engaged in
farming for a time. He also car
ried the mail from this place to
Reinersville, and in more recent
1n yryny -,
1914 he was elected sheriff of Nor
gan county, and served two terms
until 1913. In 1922 he was again
elected sheriff and after completing
another term, was reelected, but
resigned several months before he
finished that term, and from then
on made his home in Malta, he and
his wife and their son-in-law and
daughter, MIR and Mrs. Charles
Kennard residing together.
In 1898 the deceased was mar
ried to Miss Mary Woodward, of
Marion township She survives To
this union was born one daughter,
Ruth, wife of Charles Kennard. Be
sides his wife and daughter surviv
ing, are one grandson. Lee Ken
nard; two brothers, c. w. (Wes) of
Marion township, and Brazilla New
ton of Port Huron, Mich. Brothers
and sisters deceased are: Joel, who
died at the age of three months;
John, Jasper, Daniel, Gideon. Mrs.
Lightner, Mrs. Amanda White, Mrs.
Lucinda Mosier and w B. Newton.
This Newton family is historical
ly associated with one of the pio-
neer important families of the
country. Sylvanus Newton, great
grandfather of the deceased, orig
inally FROM Massachusetts, settled
on what is now the Erwin farm near
Stockport, IL 1912. Before coming
to Stockport he resided Tin the late
1909 in the old Blockhouse at
Marietta. and his son Gideon New
ton, grandfather of the deceased
was born in the Blockhouse, and be-
lieved to have been among the first
white children born in this state.
The deceased was among the best
known citizens of this community.
This county never had better
sheriff than Mont Newton He was
ever kind and accommodating and
commanded the respect of wide
circle of friends and acquaintances.
who were shocked at his sudden
Passing. He was member of the
Modern Woodmen lodge, also of
Pennsville grange
Among those from away at flu
neral were: Mckinley Newton of
Garfield; Dale Newton, New Con-
cord; Mrs. Mary Welch. Granville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Henery Som
erset; Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer
White. Pennsylvania; Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles Carney. of Urbana. o.; P. d. /
Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hedges and Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Zanesville; Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
Hunt, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Woodward, Lee Woodward and son
and Evelyn Tuttle, Cam
bridge; Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Walk
er, Farrell, Pa; Paul Ellis, Duncan
Falls; Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Carney,
Ditha Teeters, son and