John Edward Newell

NEWELL John Edward Newell, 65, of Washington, died Thursday, December 20, 2012, in the Donnell House following a lengthy illness. He was born July 16, 1947, in Columbus, OH, a son of Lester and Sarah Clonen Newell. During the Vietnam War he served in the US Army with the USARPAC. John was a diesel mechanic and worked mainly for Peterbilt Trucks in Columbus, OH. He made his home in Washington with his companion of eighteen years, Jo Ann Pratt, and her family. Various family members survive him in the Columbus, OH area. Friends will be received from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the HUMMELL AND JONES FUNERAL HOME, INC., 420 Locust Ave., Washington, Thomas W. Hummell, Supervisor, and Douglas M. Jones, Director. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Twp., at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Full military rites will be accorded by the United States Army and the American Legion Post #175. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Association for the Blind, 566 East Maiden St., Washington, PA 15301. Messages of condolence may be left at www.hummellandjones.com