Bobby Jay Newman, 82, Ridgeway, MO (formerly of Grant City, MO) passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at a Bethany, MO nursing home.
He was born on June 5, 1940, in Alanthus Grove, Missouri the son of Jay and Gazel (Jennings) Newman.
On March 28, 1961, he married Donna Gillespie in Albany, Missouri. She survives of the home.
Bobby earned his specialist’s degree in education and was a teacher and administrator. He taught business and industrial arts at Grant City and was an administrator at Ridgeway. He was baptized and grew up at the Alanthus Church of Christ and was a member of the Grant City Christian Church, the Disciples of Christ, and Masonic Lodge AF & AM, Grant City. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and building houses during the summer.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.
In addition to his wife, Bobby is survived by his daughters, Teresa (Doug) Brunsting, Orange City, IA, Sheila (Tim) Harding, Ridgeway, and son, Steve (Laura) Newman, Imperial, MO; grandchildren, Tyler (Jennifer) Newman, Whitney (Logan) Azevedo, Cooper and Olivia Brunsting, and Jacob and Emma Harding; great grandchildren, Morgan Newman, Sadie and Lila Azevedo; sister, Janet (Don) Graf, Alanthus, MO and brother, Ed (Angela) Gage, New Franklin, MO.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 16 at Roberson Funeral Home, Stanberry, MO. Burial will follow in Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove, MO. The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Bobby Jay Newman Memorial Fund to be designated later in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 153, Stanberry, MO 64489. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
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