Raymond Delano Newman, 85, husband of Faye Floyd Newman, died Saturday, April 28, 2108, at his home.

Born July 2, 1932, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Joseph Rowland Newman and the late Alice Josey Newman. Mr. Newman graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1959 with a BS in Accounting. He was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church. He was a Certified Public Accountant and retired from Sumter Machinery Company after 51 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Kathryn Banks (Martin) of Cayce and Wanda Wile (Steve) of Mineral Bluff, Georgia; a step-son, Kenny Matthews (Sheri) of Alcolu; three step-daughters, Donna Mitchum (Robert) of Alcolu, Brenda England (Roger) of Georgetown, and Belinda Rodgers (Lonnie) of Lake City; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, J.R. Newman, Jr. of Granbury, Texas; and a sister, Esther McClary of Salters.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Althea Flowers Newman; and a son, Kevin Ryan Newman.

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Ben Thomas, Shady Rodgers, Will Rodgers, Graison Matthews, Brad Pelfrey, and Austin Wile.

Honorary pallbearers will be Gene Kelly, Wilson Ray, Roy Weathersbee, Jenks Stokes, Ray Graber, T.M. Ward, Walter McGee, and Murr Brown.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 A.M. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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