U.S. Army Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Newman Spann
"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:6-7. Newman Noral Spann, 88, departed this life at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2008, at his home in Baker, LA. He was born July 23, 1930, in Oaknolia, LA, to the late Cleveland Sr. and Sarah Gertrude Williams-Spann. He was baptized at an early age by Reverend Noah Chins at New Hope Baptist Church. On...
