Funeral service for Mr. William Meredith Newell will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2022, at Riverwood Family,
with interment at Mt Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.
Mr. Newell, 94, of Wesson, passed from this life May 7, 2022. He was born in Brookhaven, MS July 26, 1927.
He served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Newell was a hardworking man, retiring from the oilfield
after 42 years of service. He took pleasure in vacationing in Branson, MO and listening to Blue Grass Music.
After retiring, he began to raise Beef Master Cattle. He was also a master gardener, plowing his field with his mule.
He kept busy making all the necessary repairs to his farm equipment as well. Mr. Newell will be greatly missed by his
family and his friends at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where he was a member for many years.
He is preceded in death by his wives, Bennie Jean Cooley Newell and Marie Newell; his parents Clarence Newell and
Maude Britt Newell; two sisters, Loretta Allen (Emmitt) and Yvonne Sisco (Walter); brother, John Newell (Jeanette);
brother-in-law, Howard Smith; and his great grandson, Cooper James Newell.
He is survived by his sons, Gene Newell, Stacey Newell and wife, Wendy and daughter, Gail Hudson and husband,
Marcelle; sister, Maudell Smith; nine grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He is also survived by a “bonus family”,
Scott Williams (Susie), and multiple Williams’ grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as other loving family members and friends.
We would like to thank Haven Hall Nursing Facility, Encompass Hospice, for their gracious, loving work and care during our loved one’s stay with them.
We are eternally grateful.
