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Sara Newell Obituary
Oct 5, 1947 - Jun 25, 2025
Sara L. Newell, M.D. passed away on June 25, 2025, at the age of 77. Born October 5, 1947, in Denver, Colorado, she grew up on a farm in Iowa. She received her B.A. from Vassar College, M.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin, M.D. from the University of Iowa, and subsequently completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at Washington University (Barnes Hospital). In 1982, she began her practice of medicine in Tulsa, OK, first at Springer Clinic then at Warren Clinic and practiced for 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend David W. Cone, and her parents, Russell R. Newell and Margaret L. (Carper) Newell. She is survived by daughter, Margaret E. Cone, OK; son-in-law, Patrick G. Henderson, M.D., OK; stepdaughter, Lydia J. Lewis, VA; brother, Michael R. Newell, IA; nieces Elizabeth A. McKinney, IA, Alexandria N. Aliaskari, VA, and Christina J. Newell, CA; step-granddaughter, Katy M. Cone, MD; and step-great-grandson, William B. Coleman, LA. Visitation will be at the Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E 51st St., Tulsa, OK, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Eastern Oklahoma Arthritis Foundation or to the medical student scholarship fund at the Tulsa County Medical Society.
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Linda Pritchard
August 15, 2025
PS, we didn't call her Sara Lee in college, but just Lee. Or (at first) Miss Newell... all of the teachers called us Miss, and to us they were Mr, Miss, Mrs (but never "Professor". Ms came into usage around the time we were there. The first moon landing happened just after we left college.
Linda Pritchard
August 14, 2025
To Sarah Lee's family and friends, many of us who knew Sarah Lee during her four years in college remember her fondly, and are grieved to learn she has died. I was in many classes with her, mostly in biology, and was impressed by her work ethic, her determination to reach her goals, but also her kindness and gentle demeanor, somewhat shy smile, and soft (at least in my presence) friendly laughter. Also the fact that she was comfortable driving at faster speeds than were legal in my own home state, and that we had opposite views on what kinds of highways offered the most pleasant driving. I liked rolling hills, gently curving road and forested countryside; she told me she favored straight stretches of uninterrupted highways through wide-open fields where every little rise in elevation allowed you to see far out into the distance. I feel privileged to have known her, and remember our interactions with gratitude.
Elaine Frost Drakos
August 14, 2025
My deepest condolences on the loss of Sara whom I well remember from Vassar. May her memory be eternal.
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