Sandra "Diane" Newberry

A visitation for family and friends will be held Sunday, July 2, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary - Phenix City, 3770 Highway 431 North, Phenix City, Alabama 36867 followed by a celebration of life funeral service at 3:00 PM, with Rev. Bud Passmore officiating. A private burial will take place at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama.

Diane was born February 4, 1945 in Marietta, Georgia; daughter of the late George Haines, Sr. and Juanita Davis Haines. Earlier in life, she worked many years as the Columbus Parks and Recreational Playground Director and later retired from Dolly Madison in Columbus. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Newberry and her son, Eddie Abercrombie.

Survivors include her daughter, Teresa Komendantov and husband, Paul, grandsons, Aiden Paul Komendantov, Alex Christian Komendantov, granddaughter, Nastassia Jones and husband, Travis, sisters, Janice Tucker, Gail Dowell and husband Lamar, sisters-in-law, Gwen Haines and Evelyn Haines; also her life long friend, Patsy Venable, her beloved Cat "Sugar Pie" and numerous nieces and nephews.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.shphenixcity.com for the Newberry family.