Oscar NEWELL, Waltonville: March 24, 1973

Oscar Newell, 77, a retired farmer, died at 4 p.m., Friday at his home in Waltonville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday at the Fry Funeral Chapel at Waltonville with the Rev. Jim Piercy and the Rev. Eddie Kamper oficiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. The body will lie in state at the Fry Funeral Home after 5 p.m., today.

Mr. Newell was born April 21, 1895 in Jefferson county, the son of George and Henrietta (Fred) Newell.

He was married June 24, 1917 to Edna Shurtz who survives.

Mr. Newell was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Long Prairie Christian Church and the Bates American Legion Post 560 at Sesser.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Fred and Glenn of Waltonville and Arthur Ray of Bonnie; one daughter, Mrs. Nina Lewis of Waltonville; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Freeman of Waltonville; fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, six brothers, four sisters and two grandchildren.