Virginia Catherine NEWMAN

1921 - 2002  (81 years)

• Name	Virginia Catherine NEWMAN  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	9 Aug 1921	Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina She was a member of Sumter Chapter No. 188 Order of Eastern Star, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the S. C. Genealogical and Historical Research Society, and Sumter County Friends of the Museum.  [1, 5]
  MILI	She was a member of the U. S. Navy and actively served during World War II. Served with the Naval Hospital Corp - 1st Class- Nov 1944 - Apr 1946  [5, 6]
  Occupation	She retired from civil service as Chief of Defense Property Disposal Office for Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base.  [5]
  Religion	member of Concord Presbyterian Church, where she served as church historian, circle chairman, circle treasure, Columbia Friendship Circle chairman, and leader of the Young At Heart.  [5]
  _UID	3383B73A3C874985BCA23DEC5950C36E9995
  Death	18 Sep 2002	local nursing center
  Burial	21 Sep 2002	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home
  Person ID	I76457	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Frederick Alexander NEWMAN,   b. 21 Nov 1884   d. 5 Apr 1956 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Meta Henna NEWMAN,   b. 20 Jul 1898, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 15 Oct 1963, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 65 years)
  _UID	DBEF06F3B87C4C2997CEE371EE64705A41B8
  _UID	DBEF06F3B87C4C2997CEE371EE64705A41B8
  Family ID	F53142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Alvin POWERS,   b. 8 Oct 1921, Blackshear, Georgia d. 28 Aug 2006, Alterra Sterling House, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 84 years)
  _UID	BACCE94FD87E4F3A81BA36FDD48CFE319A73
  _UID	BACCE94FD87E4F3A81BA36FDD48CFE319A73
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F53144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  There are three grandchildren, I do know where to put them. They are- Catherine Bryant Powers, Walter Standley Powers and Nicholas Walker Powers. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1414] Madlyn N. Waynick. [S7452] George A. Powers. [S8636] Sprott-Rivers. [S697] Judy Rogers, page 84. [S1765] Virginia N. Powers. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 130.