John Clinton Newton Jr.

John Clinton Newton, Jr.
'Clint'
SHELBY -- Mr. Newton, 87, of 612 Peach St., died on October 29, 2009 at Hospice Cleveland County. He was born on August 28, 1922 in Spartanburg County, SC to the late Clint Newton, Sr. and Lillian Eaker Newton.
He graduated Shelby High School, then graduated from the McCallie School for Boys, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served the United States in WWII as Captain of a fighter squadron, one of the few which flew under the British Royal Air Force insignia. For that service, he receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and eight Air Medals. He was Founder and President of Ansley Inc.
He was appointed by Governor Terry Sanford as Cleveland County's first Highway Commissioner in 1961, and was later appointed by Governor Jim Hunt to the board of trustees at UNC Chapel Hill, where he served for eight years, including as Chairman. A former member of First Baptist Church of Shelby, he more recently became a member of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with his wife.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Hull Newton Campbell.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ansley Schenck Newton; three children, Clint Newton III of Shelby, Ann Newton of Pownal, Maine, and Robert Newton and his wife MaryKate Cunningham and their daughters, Lily Rae and Grace Elizabeth of Chapel Hill; his brother, Gene Newton and his niece Beth Albright and husband Ned, his nephew Sandy Newton and wife Sharon and their son Jake, all all of Rock Hill, SC; his nieces, Sheila Bolick and husband Harry, Linda Aldworth and husband Don and their son David, and Vickie Plumstead and husband Bill, all of Greenville, SC; his former brother-in-law, The Rev. John Campbell and his niece, Alison Gilbert and husband Pete, all of Shelby; and his nephew , David Campbell and wife Lori and daughters Lauren and Ansley of Warner Robins, GA.
Memorial Service will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with the Rev. Valori Sherer officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 510 W. Sumter St., Shelby, NC 28150, Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or the Humane Society of Cleveland County, 1609 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is assisting the Newton Family.