She was born and reared in Harrisburg, AR the daughter of the late Ollie Radie and Mildred Othalee Keeney Brown. She went to school in Harrisburg, AR and graduated in 1968. She was married to Donald Newman of Covington in 1969. They made their home in Henderson since 1971. She worked for Wall Mart for over 25 years and was assistant manager of the electronic dept. She liked to go fishing and take care of the home. She was Church of Christ.She is survived by her husband, Donald Lindsey Newman; two sons, Christopher Lindsey Newman and Kevin Donald Newman all of Henderson; five grandchildren and three brothers, Fred Brown and Bobby Brown both of Little Rock, AR and Tony Brown of Fort Smith, AR.