1. | Elkanah Newman was born on 15 Jul 1924 in Wise Co, VA; died on 19 Jun 2004 in Allen Co, IN; was buried in Allen Co, IN. Notes:
Died:
E.K. NEWMAN JR., 79, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at his residence.
Born July 15, 1924, in Exeter, Va., he was a truck driver for Wolf & Dessauer and later L.S.Ayres & Co., retiring in 1986 after 33 years.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Newman; daughters, Denelda Jo Newman of Portland, Princess Newman of Fort Wayne and Watanna Brown of West Memphis, Ark.; son, E.K. (Rachel) Newman III of Fort Wayne; stepson, Grenda Harmer of Only, Tenn.; brother, Carl Newman of Gate City, Va.; sister, Christina Pennington of Big Springs, Calif.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Melody Newman; and son, Rodney Newman.
Memorial service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church, 935 Farwood Ave.
Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road.
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