| Burt Dorsey Newport, age 52, passed away at the Scott County Hospital Sunday, April 17, 1966, after an illness of 1 year. He was the son of the late Elizabeth and John L. Newport. He was a lifelong citizen of Scott County and a member of the Winona Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Arthie Newport of Winona, Tennessee; 4 sons, Harold, Dorsey and Archie Newport all of Winona, Tennessee, Henry Newport of Dayton, Ohio; 1 daughter, Mrs. Betty Jean Blackson of Dayton, Ohio; 3 brothers, Audney Newport of Oneida, Tennessee, Lawrence Newport of Winona, Tennessee and Burl Newport of Salt Lake City, Utah; 1 sister, Mrs. Lucinda Davis of Oneida, Tennessee; half-brother, J. L. Newport of Michigan; 13 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted from the Winona Baptist Church Tuesday, April 19, 1966 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Jeffers and Rev. Odie Brummett officiating. Burial followed in the Cook Cemetery. Arrangements by West Funeral Home. (Source: The Scott County News, 22 Apr 1966, p1) |
