Rev. Martha Scott Newman
Rev. Martha Scott Newman, age 84, died August 14, 2007 at the Redington –Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan, Maine following a brief illness. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri May 16, 1923, the daughter of Harry G. And Lora E. (Whitworth) Scott.
Martha was educated in the schools of St Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelors Degree in English from Central Missouri State College, her Masters of Library Science from the University of Denver, and her Masters of Theology from Eden Seminary.
As a minister, Martha served in small Unitarian Universalist churches in the mid-west and later moved to Maine where she served in several churches including five years service in Houlton. She was a member of the U.U.A. Of Ministers, Nature Conservancy, and was active in the Democratic Party. Martha also volunteered at the Clothes Cupboard in Skowhegan and attended the adult Sunday school at Centenary United Methodist Church in Skowhegan. Martha loved reading, listening to opera, studying theology, gardening, cooking and sewing.
She is survived by two children: Amy Rouse and husband Gene also of Skowhegan and J. Mark Newman and wife Anne of Surprise Arizona; two foster daughters: Kay Keaton and husband Jerry of St. Charles Missouri and Ruth Eltinge and husband Ervin of St. Louis Missouri; a sister Colleen Ferguson of Texas; 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is predeceased by her ex-husband John Newman and one granddaughter, Alicia Newman.
Before her death, Martha expressed her deep gratitude for the care of staff at Redington Fairview and at Dr. Oto Prokop's office.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, friends may make donations in her memory to the Nature Conservancy or the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Arrangements under the care and direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan.
Martha was educated in the schools of St Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelors Degree in English from Central Missouri State College, her Masters of Library Science from the University of Denver, and her Masters of Theology from Eden Seminary.
As a minister, Martha served in small Unitarian Universalist churches in the mid-west and later moved to Maine where she served in several churches including five years service in Houlton. She was a member of the U.U.A. Of Ministers, Nature Conservancy, and was active in the Democratic Party. Martha also volunteered at the Clothes Cupboard in Skowhegan and attended the adult Sunday school at Centenary United Methodist Church in Skowhegan. Martha loved reading, listening to opera, studying theology, gardening, cooking and sewing.
She is survived by two children: Amy Rouse and husband Gene also of Skowhegan and J. Mark Newman and wife Anne of Surprise Arizona; two foster daughters: Kay Keaton and husband Jerry of St. Charles Missouri and Ruth Eltinge and husband Ervin of St. Louis Missouri; a sister Colleen Ferguson of Texas; 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is predeceased by her ex-husband John Newman and one granddaughter, Alicia Newman.
Before her death, Martha expressed her deep gratitude for the care of staff at Redington Fairview and at Dr. Oto Prokop's office.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, friends may make donations in her memory to the Nature Conservancy or the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Arrangements under the care and direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan.
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