Bakersfield Californian November 13, 2002 PAUL GENE NEWTON He was born November 25, 1928 in Checotah,Ok to Shead & Edna Newton. His parents moved to Kern Co. when he was a small boy. One of his fondest memories was getting to meet John Stiebeck when he was 8 yrs old. He was recently interviewed about his family migrating to this area, during the Dust Bowl days He passed away November 9, 2002 in Bakersfield,Ca.