Mr. Michael "Mickey" Lamont Newton

October 11, 1945 - October 17, 2020

Michael “ Mickey” Lamont Newton 75, of Sylvania passed Saturday morning, October 17, 2020 at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility surrounded by his family. Mickey was born in Savannah, GA to the late Vance and Pansy Hayman Newton and was reared in Rincon. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served his country in the Vietnam War and was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Stars, RCN Campaign Ribbon with Vice 60; and Purple Heart with 1 Star. He was honorably discharged and began a career as a correctional officer having retired from the Effingham County Correctional Institute. He was a member of the Hiltonia Methodist Church, the National Rifle Association, and was an avid dog hunter with the Regency Hunting Club in Guyton. He was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Emory Morel Smith and Bobby G. Smith. Survivors include his wife, Cathryn “Kitty” Smith Newton of Sylvania, children, William (Debra) Newton of Guyton, Henry (Tammy) Newton of Springfield, Sherry Newton of Pembroke, Ressa (Ralph) Carter of Midway, Mary Beth Lee-Newton, Katie Lee, Rene Lee, all of Sylvania, Tonya Lee Fowler of Riceboro; Joseph Lee, Travis Lee, both of Sylvania; a host of grands and great-grands; sisters, Patsy Ruth (Carey) Stuart of Rincon, and Donna Kay (Jim) Grant of Rincon and sister-in-law, Sue (Billy) Weaver of Sylvania. Services will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 6:00pm in the Screven Chapel of Joiner Anderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Karen Zeigler officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Military honors will be rendered following the service. Services are streamed using Facebook Live through a private group. Only members of the group will be able to view the service. In order to view the service, log into Facebook on your phone or computer and join the group “Joiner-Anderson Live Stream” at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jafhlive/ If you have any questions, please contact the funeral home @ 912-764-7725. Interment will be private at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Glennville, GA. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Owens, Sonny Glisson, Davie Davis, Jim Pope, Richie Dickey, Jackie Ray, Bernard Martin, Bennie Lewis, Morgan McCumber, Ronnie Colson, Johnny Warren, Carey Stuart. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531 Statesboro, GA 30459 or a charity of one's choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com Joiner Anderson Funeral Home Screven Chapel is in charge of all arrangements.