Mr. Bob Newman Jr.

June 17, 1961 - October 14, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Bob Newman, Jr., 59,of Gary, Texas will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Old Tennessee Cemetery with Bro. Buddy Hall and Bro. Steven Jordan officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2020 at Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mr. Bob Reves Newman, Jr. was born June 17, 1961 in Houston, Texas. He passed this life October 14, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. Bob was one of four children born to the marriage of Bob Reves and Bethena Ann Hood Newman. He was raised in Gary graduating from Gary High School with the Bobcat class of 1981. He married Rebecca Sue Adams in 1984 and they would celebrate almost 38 years of marriage. Mr. Newman worked as a family carpenter for his father and later Hall Brothers Construction and spent many years as a truck driver for Blazer Construction. He loved fishing, boating, and time with family and friends at the beach. He is preceded in death by his prents; two brothers, Robert Allen and Phillip Nolan Newman. Mr. Newman is survived by his loving wife, Rebecca Newman of Gary; children, Shannon Jordan and wife Crystal of Gary, Shane Jordan of Beckville, Steven Jordan and wife Elizabeth of N. Dakota, Bobby Downing and wife Kandi of Gary; sister, Tammy Karlene Newman Jones and husband Jeff of Gary; 17 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.