James Epps “Epps” NEWMAN, Sr.^[1]

1917 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	James Epps “Epps” NEWMAN  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	28 Aug 1917	Sumter County, South Carolina   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Education	he attended Newberry College  [9]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina He was also a member of the Mission to Men Choir at Concord Presbyterian Church J. EPPS NEWMAN Sr. J. Epps Newman Sr., 86, husband of Louise Barnes Newman, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at a local nursing facility. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lyman Jackson Newman and the late Lou Anna Hodge Newman. Mr. Newman was a lifelong member of Concord Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon, elder and Sunday school superintendent. He was also a member of the Mission to Men Choir. He attended Newberry College and was the founder of the Newman Construction Company. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; three sons, James Epps Newman Jr. and his wife Edie, Terry Lee Newman and his wife Linda, and Carroll Edwin Newman all of Sumter; seven grandchildren, J.E. Newman III, Cynthia Newman, Kim Saunders, Lee Newman, Mark Newman, Eddie Newman, and Woody Newman; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Concord Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Albert officiating. Burial will be in the Concord Presbyterian Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Claude Newman, Steven Clark, Hal Turner, Miles Newman, Lennie Newman and Edward Muldrow. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the men's Sunday school class. Memorials may be made to Concord Presbyterian Church, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, S.C. 29153 or to a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Posted in Obits on Sunday, December 14, 2003  [2, 5, 9]
  Occupation	founder of the Newman Construction Company  [9]
  Religion	lifelong member of Concord Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon, elder and Sunday school superintendent  [9]
  _UID	DD28389075764F2494A54AFFDAAB7CA14F4C
  Death	12 Dec 2003	at a local nursing facility, Sumter, South Carolina
  Burial	14 Dec 2003	Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home
  Person ID	I106525	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	14 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Lynam Jackson NEWMAN,   b. 8 Aug 1882, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 30 Dec 1964 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lou Anna HODGE,   b. 13 Nov 1883/4, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 7/9 May 1979, Hampton Nursing Center (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1910  [10]
  _UID	438FF68DDF2743229085FC2BB5734B74E338
  _UID	438FF68DDF2743229085FC2BB5734B74E338
  Family ID	F45597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Louise “Louise” BARNES,   b. 30 Jul 1919, Lee County, South Carolina d. 8 Mar 2009, at a local nursing facility (Age 89 years)
  _UID	99563BE306E540E3A9F4BE7B77E4F9B2F7F0
  _UID	99563BE306E540E3A9F4BE7B77E4F9B2F7F0
  Children	1. James Epps “Jimmy” NEWMAN, Jr.,   b. 26 Sep 1942, Lakeland, Polk County, Florida d. 11 May 2023 (Age 80 years)   2. Terry Lee NEWMAN, Sr.,   b. 14 Jan 1945, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 16 Aug 2012, Medical University Hospital, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 67 years)   3. Carroll Edwin NEWMAN, Sr.,   b. 8 Jul 1950, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 30 Nov 2004, at his home (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F73698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  There are three grandchildren- where do they go- do they belong to Terry Lee? They are Cynthia Newman, Lee Newman, and Mark Newman at death- he had 7 great-grandchildren [9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S30859] James Epps Newman Jr. [S2615] . [S3969] Samuel M. Newman. [S4156] Carroll E. Newman Sr. [S6592] Sara N. Thompson. [S11909] Louise B. Newman. [S18470] Russell M. Holt Jr. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 5. [S2867] J. Epps Newman Sr. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 3.