Ray William Newman Jr.

Ray William Newman Jr.

Ray Newman Obituary

Visit the Goodwine Funeral Homes, Inc. - Palestine website to view the full obituary.
Ray was born on April 27, 1950 and passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Ray grew up in the Porterville area and attended Porterville Grade School before graduating from Robinson High School in 1968. Ray was a longtime member of both the Palestine Masonic Lodge #849 and the Palestine Fraternal Order of Eagles. A time of visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 13th at the Goodwine Funeral Home in Palestine. Memorial contributions may be made to his memorial fund, with checks made payable to "Goodwine Funeral Homes".

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Goodwine Funeral Homes, Inc. - Palestine

501 West LaMotte Street, Palestine, IL 62451

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