Mr. Jimmy Lee Newman
July 29, 1961 - June 18, 2018
Mr. Jimmy Lee Newman, age 56 of Rockmart passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. He was born July 29, 1961 in Rome, son of Faye Thompson Newman and the late Grover James Newman. Jimmy was a very simple man who enjoyed working on his cars and watching TV, with his favorite shows being American Pickers and Gas Monkey Garage. He loved dogs, especially “Bessie”, “Chico”, “Buddy”, “Roscoe”, “Baybee” and “Koko”. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Annie Lee Thompson and Annie Ruth Coalson Newman. Survivors include a daughter, Deidra Wooten and her husband Ashley of Rockmart; his mother, Faye Newman of Rockmart; step-mother, Darline Newman of Chickamauga; two sisters, Joanna Brock and her husband Duck of Rockmart and Leah Newman of Nashville, TN; and three grandchildren, Gavin Langford, Austin Wooten and Olivia Wooten. Funeral services for Mr. Newman will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with eulogies given by family and friends. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will include: Ashley Wooten, Travis Schnapp, Larry Langford, Benji Langford, Danny Dunn and Phillip Tolbert. Honorary pallbearers will be: Duck Brock, Preston Brock, Mike Moore and Mark Chambers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, June 20, 2018 between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Jimmy Lee Newman.
Mr. Jimmy Lee Newman, age 56 of Rockmart passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. He was born July 29, 1961 in Rome, son of Faye Thompson Newman and the late Grover James Newman. Jimmy was a very simple man who enjoyed working on his cars and watching... View Obituary & Service Information