Published: November 13, 2020

MARVIN LEE NEWELL, 76, OF SUMMERTOWN, DIED FRIDAY. HE WAS A NATIVE OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, RETIRED FROM UNION CARBIDE, AND A MEMBER OF MARS HILL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS ALSO A US NAVY VETERAN.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE: MARY HUNTER NEWELL OF SUMMERTOWN; ONE DAUGHTER: TONYA LEA ETHERIDGE OF SUMMERTOWN; THREE GRANDCHILDREN, THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; THREE BROTHERS: LARRY NEWELL OF FRANKLIN, GLENN NEWELL AND TROY NEWELL, BOTH OF SUMMERTOWN; THREE SISTERS: LINDA NEWELL OF LAWRENCEBURG, BRENDA JONES OF MURFREESBORO AND LYDIA BENEFIELD OF COLUMBIA.

THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MARVIN LEE NEWELL WILL BE SUNDAY AT 3 AT NEAL FUNERAL HOME WITH BURIAL AT LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE VISITORS SUNDAY FROM 2 TO 3.