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Portrait of Clennon Newsome
In loving memory of

Clennon Newsome

October 26, 1943 – November 3, 2024
Lived 81 years
Memory Gardens · Albion, Michigan
Life story

Originally from Teaberry, Kentucky and moved to Ashtabula, Ohio after graduating high school where he met his wife and better half, Sandra, to whom he was married for 61 1/2 years. Together they had two children, Carla and Jeffrey. Eventually, the family moved to Albion, Michigan where Clennon worked for Brooks Foundry, Cornings, Harvard Ind, and Walker Manufacturing. He retired from Walker in 1995. He was a hard worker and enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, playing his guitar while he karaoke’d, and family. He is preceded in death by his son Jeffrey who lays beside him, his parents, and all his siblings (3 sisters and 6 brothers). He has 3 grandchildren (Travis (Jeffrey’s son), and Brittany and Danielle (Carla’s daughters). He has 4 great grandchildren. He is dearly missed.

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The world Clennon knew

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1943
Born October 26
1944
Clennon was 1 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1959
Clennon was 16 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Clennon was 19 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Clennon was 33 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Clennon was 39 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Clennon was 51 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Clennon was 64 when the first iPhone went on sale
2010
Clennon was 67 when Instagram was launched
2022
Clennon was 79 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away November 3, age 81
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