Funeral services for Grover Newman, 85, of Athens are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2015, at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Athens with Father Matthew Frick officiating. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas.
Mr. Newman went to be with his Savior on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Tyler, Texas.
Grover Travis Newman was born Sept. 22, 1929 in Cleveland, Texas, the son of Jacob Newton Newman and Willie Andrews Newman. He graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in English. He was an ordained Methodist minister, preaching in the East Texas Circuit and Pasadena, Texas before becoming a Lay Minister with the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Houston in 1964. He worked specifically in pastoral care and neighborhood ministry, becoming a mentor for many. Grover had a unique ability to connect in a deep and profound way with the hurting and broken and spent many years working with addicts and the homeless in inner-city Houston, also pioneering a work-for-food program. One of those he served with was quoted as saying “He always looked for the gold in people, their destiny in God, and called that forth.” His life is well described by Dr. Robert Eckert in his book titled Grover Newman, which contains his life’s work, stories, and his poetry. Continue reading “Obituary: Grover Newman”
