Mellie Jane NEWTON, 83, of Ledbetter, Ky., a former resident of Mt. Vernon and Kalamazoo, Mich., died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Nursing Home, Salem, Ky.

Miss NEWTON was born in Franklin County on August 20, 1894, the daughter of Logan and Mary Alice (SCARBOROUGH) NEWTON.

She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, with the Rev. Ross PARTRIDGE officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery, Franklin County. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm today.

Miss NEWTON is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Stewart (Pearl) BEAN, Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Charlie (Mary Belle) MYERS, Mt. Vernon; a step-sister, Mrs. Lois CLARK, Mt. Vernon; and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Kenneth (Wilma) DONOHO of Ledbetter, Ky., with whom Miss NEWTON made her home for the last few years.

Miss NEWTON was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Source: Mt. Vernon IL Register News
Date: Monday, April 24, 1978
Submitted by: Mary Zinzilieta