April 24, 1991

AUGUST NEWBURN

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- August Newburn, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 23, 1991, at the Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born March 6, 1900 at Blomeyer to the late Frank and Mary Tunze Newburn. On June 18, 1927, he married Alma Bock. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1977...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- August Newburn, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 23, 1991, at the Deal Nursing Home in Jackson.

He was born March 6, 1900 at Blomeyer to the late Frank and Mary Tunze Newburn.

On June 18, 1927, he married Alma Bock. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1977.

Survivors include one brother, Elmer Newburn of Cherokee Village, Ark.; four sisters, Mable Ulrich of Gordonville, Frohna Switzer of Jackson, Minnie Cleveton of Portland, Ore. and Augusta Aldridge of Wolf Lake, Ill.; one foster daughter, Kathleen Gatewood of Memphis, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews.

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He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

He was a member of the First Church of God in Cape Girardeau and a self-employed carpenter.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Service will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at chapel with the Revs. E.K. Haseltine and Collie Shirrell officiating.

Burial will be in Russel Heights Cemetery at Jackson.

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