West Union man Robert Lee Newton dies at 88

Robert Lee Newton, 88, of West Union, died peacefully at home on Sunday, July 12, leaving behind his wife, Alice Marie (Humphrey) Newton. His obituary was posted July 16, and the family is being cared for by Lafferty Funeral Home Inc. in West Union.

Newton was born July 31, 1937, in Yellow Rock, Kentucky, before becoming a longtime West Union resident. His name now joins the county’s recent death notices, where neighbors, relatives, former classmates and friends often first learn of a loss and where basic family details are preserved for Adams County records.

The obituary says Newton was preceded in death by his parents, Bernis Newton and Inez Newton; his son, Robert Joey Newton; his granddaughter, Cassandra Lynn Newton; and his sister, Florene Hacker. Those family names are part of the public notice now circulating through West Union and Adams County obituary listings.

Lafferty Funeral Home Inc. is located at Post Office Box 5, 205 South Cherry Street, West Union, Ohio 45693, and can be reached at 937-217-2787. The funeral home’s listing identifies it as the place handling the family’s care after Newton’s death at home.

Newton’s obituary appeared on People’s Defender and was mirrored in West Union and Adams County obituary listings. For many in Adams County, that notice is the first official record of his death, along with the names of the family members who survive him and those who had already passed before him.