Mary Gwendolyn "Gwen" Newman, age 76, of Winder, GA passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Gwen was a member of Macedonia Community Baptist Church. She served as church pianist at Macedonia and many other churches during her life. She and her husband Ray served as missionaries for the Georgia Baptist Convention and she was a member of the Georgia Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Organization. Gwen was a past Trustee of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Gwen was an avid reader, loved music, and was a devotional writer.
Gwen was predeceased by her parents Jess Willard and Mary Evelyn Cheek Davis, and her loving husband Harvey Ray Newman, Sr. She is survived by their son Rusty (Laura) Newman of Clermont, GA; grandchildren: Grant (Spencer) Newman, Austin (Ashley) Newman, Carson (Cassie) Newman, and Maggie (Kody) McDonald; great-grandchildren: Emmerson Newman, Benjamin Newman, Henry Newman, and Bonnie McDonald; brothers: Ken (Connie) Davis of Ocala, FL, and Norman (Dimple) Davis of Phenix City, AL; and sisters: Jeri Fossett of Phenix City, AL, Barbara (Bobby) Franklin of Walterboro, SC, and Miriam (Fred) Wilks.
A visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Smith Funeral Home, 755 Atlanta Hwy SE, Winder, GA. The funeral service for Gwen will be Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 10:00 am in Walnut Fork Baptist Church, Hoschton, GA. The interment will be Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, AL.
Donations in memory of Mary Gwendolyn Newman may be made to 4 Sarah Ministries c/o Kasey McClure, P.O. Box 82685, Conyers, GA 30013
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SmithMemoryChapel.com for the Newman family.
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