This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Newton, Nichols Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8604 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 28 Apr 2005 Newton CAMERON - William Rowland “Bill” Newton, III, 68, died Monday, April 18, 2005. Funeral services for Mr. Newton were held Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Cameron with Rev. Raymond Sullins officiating. Burial followed at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cameron. He was born Aug. 14, 1936 in Cameron to Dr. William Rowland Newton, Jr. and Ruth Nichols Newton. He graduate from C.H. Yoe High School in 1954. He attended both Baylor University and The University of Texas. He served in the U.S. Army and in the late 1950s in Europe. He was affectionately called “Bill” by those who knew and loved him. In the mid 1960s, Bill moved to Houston and was engaged in a number of entrepreneurial endeavors. He was a family man and an educational reformer. Mr. Newton is survived by his son, Michael Christopher Newton of Katy; sister, Elizabeth Newton Jones of Houston; brother, Turner Nichols Newton of Colorado; niece, Cynthia Ruth Jones of Houston; nephews, Stephen Rowland Jones of Houston. Charles Wells Newton of Colorado and Christopher Aaron Newton of Colorado.