Brooksie Marie (Titus) Newton, 86, of Parsons, died at 11:55 p.m., Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
She was born August 24, 1926, in Vernon County, Missouri, to James Lawrence and Alice (Mullen) Titus. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near Bronaugh where she attended Belmont Grade School and was a 1944 graduate of Liberal High School.
After graduation, she moved to Parsons where she worked for her Aunt Mary and Uncle John Lakin at Lakin's Furniture Store.
On December 9, 1945, she married Hilary Alonzo Newton at St. Patrick's rectory in Parsons. Following marriage, the couple made their home in Parsons. He preceded her in death April 28, 1976.
Through the years, she worked at Fred Ronald Manufacturing Company and in January of 1968 began employment at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant where she worked until retiring in September of 1991.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and its Altar Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, sewing and quilting.
Survivors include:
Two Daughters – Donna Naasz and her husband, Edward Wichita, KS
Mildred Simon and her husband, Jim Erie, KS
Two Grandchildren – Amanda Vandervoort and her husband, Steve Michael Lackey
Four Great-Grandchildren – Zachary Vandervoort, Michaela Vandervoort, Isabelle Lackey and Corbin Lackey
Two Step-Grandchildren
Four Step-Great-Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Bobbie Titus; an infant sister; a half-brother, James Dial; and a great-niece, Lori Snyder.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be at St. Francis Cemetery in St. Paul. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church or Disabled American Veterans. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Brooksie Marie (Titus) Newton, please visit our flower store.
She was born August 24, 1926, in Vernon County, Missouri, to James Lawrence and Alice (Mullen) Titus. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near Bronaugh where she attended Belmont Grade School and was a 1944 graduate of Liberal High School.
After graduation, she moved to Parsons where she worked for her Aunt Mary and Uncle John Lakin at Lakin's Furniture Store.
On December 9, 1945, she married Hilary Alonzo Newton at St. Patrick's rectory in Parsons. Following marriage, the couple made their home in Parsons. He preceded her in death April 28, 1976.
Through the years, she worked at Fred Ronald Manufacturing Company and in January of 1968 began employment at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant where she worked until retiring in September of 1991.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and its Altar Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, sewing and quilting.
Survivors include:
Two Daughters – Donna Naasz and her husband, Edward Wichita, KS
Mildred Simon and her husband, Jim Erie, KS
Two Grandchildren – Amanda Vandervoort and her husband, Steve Michael Lackey
Four Great-Grandchildren – Zachary Vandervoort, Michaela Vandervoort, Isabelle Lackey and Corbin Lackey
Two Step-Grandchildren
Four Step-Great-Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Bobbie Titus; an infant sister; a half-brother, James Dial; and a great-niece, Lori Snyder.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be at St. Francis Cemetery in St. Paul. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church or Disabled American Veterans. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Brooksie Marie (Titus) Newton, please visit our flower store.
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