Lucy W. Newton passed away on October
6, 2022. She was born March 20, 1929 in the Panama Canal Zone. She
grew up in Fort Benning Georgia, met her husband Walter C. Newton (Newt 1930 -
2005) in Bradenton Florida. They were married in Presque Isle, Maine in
1953 and lived in 20 different homes in their first 19 years of marriage,
including multiple tours in Japan. Throughout her marriage Lucy was a
school teacher. She taught 4th and 5th grade
for roughly 20 years in the North Syracuse Central School District in Cicero,
NY where she also generated curriculum for the district. After
retirement, they settled in Punta Gorda, Florida where Lucy served in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in multiple callings including
Relief Society President. She also served a mission with her husband, Newt,
in Arcadia, Florida. For many years, Lucy was a temple worker in the
Orlando Florida Temple and would travel from Punta Gorda to Orlando each
Thursday to serve. She was also a member of the Isles Yacht Club, the
Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, and the Noyac Civic Association in New
York. Though an accomplished educator and active volunteer, Lucy’s
priorities were her husband and her children Bob (Nannette), Sherry (Lee) &
Hal (Theresa), as well as, her grandchildren Amanda, Brittney, Hunter, Trevor,
Dolan, Amy, Bobby, & Sarah, and her great grandchildren Oliver, Gabriel,
& Benjamin. She was devoted to her husband of nearly 52 years and a
dedicated mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. To her
grandchildren she will always be known as Duckie!
The family will be receiving friends at 10:00
am on Saturday, October 22, 2022 followed by the funeral service at 11:00 AM at
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 3001 S. Apopka
Vineland Road in Orlando, FL .
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