Johnie Newman

A memorial service for Johnie Cullan Newman will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1001 W. Chestnut St., Gas. Johnie Cullan Newman, 92, a long-time resident of Alabama, passed away on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Iola. He was born on Jan. 7, 1922, in Winston County, Alabama, to John Henry and Birdy Newman. He married Ithyl Carr on July 17, 2002, and soon thereafter moved to Iola. Johnie was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1974 and was a beloved member of the Iola congregation, attending Kingdom Hall in Gas. He was the last surviving sibling of 14 children. Johnie is survived by his wife, Ithyl Newman, a son, Phillip Newman, and his wife, Anne, Homewood, Ala.; a daughter-in-law, Connie Nail; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 49 years, Stealeen Pierce Newman, and stepson, Jimmy Nail.