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Charles Monroe Newlin © Alva Review-Courier 10-2016 Submitted by: Glenn
Charles Monroe Newlin, son of Charles E. and Frances (Bradford) Newlin, was born on a farm three-quarters of a mile west of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery northwest of Carmen, Oklahoma, on February 3, 1937. He passed away at his home north of Hopeton, Oklahoma, on October 1, 2016, at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 28 days.
Charles started school at Dacoma, went to Carmen and back to Dacoma where he graduated with the class of 1955. During the sixth grade he met Wanona Nelson and they remained friends throughout their school years. Charles and Wanona were married September 4, 1955, at the rural Pleasant View Church. That fall they started college at Northwestern State College. During that semester Charles was offered an apprenticeship to work for the Santa Fe Railroad in Wellington, Kansas. He became a certified car man and in 1959 was transferred to Waynoka, Oklahoma. They lived for 10 years on the farm where Wanona was born and raised and in 1969 took over the farming. Charles and Wanona had two children, Charlene and Greg. He retired from the railroad after 28 years in 1987. He also did a lot of construction work that included a lot of roofing, concrete work and sheetrock finishing. They moved to a home north of Hopeton in 1995 and lived there until the time of his death. He attended the Church of God. His many interests included mechanic work, building cultured marble items, collecting antique cars and tractors, skydiving and researching his genealogy.
Charles was preceded in death by his son, Greg; his parents; an infant sister; sister Tava Bontrager; son-in-law Ron Martin; brother-in-law Fred Gruner; sister-in-law Joan Bushman.
Charles is survived by his wife, Wanona; daughter, Charlene (Dave) Keller; grandchildren Charles (Rachel), Kent (Konya) and Ronda Martin; great-grandchildren Nicholas, Anthony, Dakota, Timothy, Katelee, and Kase Martin; sisters Betty (Terry) Means and Sue (Paul) Lord; sister-in-law Dolores Gruner; brothers-in–law Steve Bontrager and Jerald Bushman; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Church of God with Rev. Bob Brown and Rev. David Keller officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be mad at http://www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.
Contributions may be made in his memory to the Alva Church of God.
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