Newman, Bill "Toby", Sr. 67, truck driver, passed away March 27, 2016. He was born on August 21, 1948, to Bryant and Geraldine Newman in Waldron, Arkansas. In 2007, Bill moved to Kansas where he volunteered and cooked meals for the food pantry and was an active member of Lighthouse Community Church. He was preceded by his father, Bryant Newman, and brother, James "Jake" Newman. He will be missed and is survived by wife, Brenda "Dyann" Newman of Wichita; sons, Billy Newman, Jr. of Wichita, Robert Wayne Melton of Nebraska, and Shawn Odis (Rhonda) Melton of Oklahoma; daughters, Suzette Bonita Slinkard of Arkansas, Cheryl L. Lunsford of Oklahoma, and Laura Yandell of Arkansas; mother, Geraldine Newman; sisters, Frances Farber of Wichita and Elaine Averette of Alabama; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Lighthouse Community Church, 3401 E. 47 St. S., Wichita, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the In Memory of Bill "Toby" Newman Fund established with Bank of America.
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