Saturday on March 22^nd, 2025, Mary Evely Newton went to her heavenly home, she joined her friends and loved ones that preceded her in death. Her loving husband and best friend of 53 years, Harold Newton, her son Doug Newton and his wife Patsy Cox Newton. Her parents Lawton and Verna Wright, brother Larry Wright, brother-in-law Waymon Kelley, also stepfathers Tollie Shelton, Horace Hammond and Lawrence Hammond and grandson in law Corp. Matthew Conley.

She is survived by her son Dewayne Newton (Cathy) and daughter Lisha Fell (Billy).

She was granny to grandchildren, Douglas (Tony) Newton (Treva), Chris James (Trisha), Mandy Weigart (Rusty), Nicole Conley, Chance Fell (Jennifer) and Carrie Maddox (Tanner); great grandchildren, Alexus, Austin, Hayley, Hannah, Kaley, Catherine, Frankie, Tristen, Zander, Zaxton, Wes and Matt; sisters Jean Kelley, Marie Waldrep (Charley); brother Barry Shelton (Robin) and sister-in-law Ann Wright; numerous special nieces and nephews.

Evelyn worked by her husband Harold’s side for many years an owner of Big Star Supermarket. She was a member of North Carolina Church of Christ where she was loved by many. She often helped with VBS and many other activities in the church. She was very active in her children’s lives, never missing ball games, band competitions and concerts. She put in many hours with the Rogers High School Boosters Club and the Buccaneers in Blue Band. Evelyn was an avid Alabama Football and Softball fan and she rarely missed watching her Atlanta Braves.

She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was the happiest when visitors came by and she could brag about her kids and grandkids, of course she always had pictures to show. She was always up for a competitive game of dominoes or a good card game.

The family would like to thank the special staff at Hospice of North Alabama for the wonderful love and care they gave to our mom. And a very special thank you to her caregivers that loved and cared for her like she was their own mother, Martha, Jerry, Darlene, and Belinda and especially her granddaughter Trisha James and dear friend Amy Mahers, along with Josh and Jennifer Mahers and their loving children.

Visitation will be Tuesday, March 25^th, from 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm at Williams Funeral Home of Florence. The service will be Wednesday, March 26^th at 11:00 am at North Carolina Church of Christ. She will lie-in-state 1 hour prior to her service. Officiating will be Don Williams, Tom and Tim McCafferty. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lynn Hamner, Rusty Weigart, Danny Jones, Glenn Helmick, Ethan Mahers, and Sawyer Shelton. In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to North Carolina Church of Christ church or their Cemetery Fund.

Thank you to all the have said a prayer, called or visited her though her homebound years and especially these last couple of months.