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"Charles was born on November 5, 1940 in Gladewater, Texas to Thomas Gresham and Agnes (Babcock) Newton. He and Donna Ruth McGowan were married on June 1, 1962 and from their union came two children, David and Dee. Charles started his very long career in law enforcement in at the Shawnee Police Department before becoming an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman in 1966. He worked for the OHP for 30 years, retiring in 1996. Charlie also was a volunteer fireman with the Chouteau Fire Department for 20 years. He loved his career in law enforcement very much and he was very well known and liked in the law enforcement community and the communities he served.When he wasn’t working, he enjoyed working on and collecting guns. He was of the Southern Baptist faith and he loved spending time with his family, playing games and dominoes. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Donna, of the home; son Charles David Newton Jr. of Chouteau; daughter, Deborah Lynn “Dee” Ritch and husband Tim of Pryor; 7 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, 18 great-great grandchildren; brother Kenneth Newton of Trinity, Texas and sister Kathleen Miller and husband Vernon of Longview, Texas as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends."
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