Anna Mae Newell

ANNA MAE NEWELL, 90 died October 23, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on September 19, 1925 in Wakefield, KS, the daughter of Francis and Reta (Jones) Avery. Anna Mae was raised in the Wakefield community and graduated from Wakefield High School. She took nurses training in Topeka. She married Dale Newell on October 18, 1947. Anna worked as a registered nurse at the Clay Center Hospital and at Tri-Medical Clinic in Clay Center for 10 years. She then helped her husband on the farm and Newell Trucking Co. She was a member of the Milford Congregational Church and the End of the Trail quilters guild of Abilene. She is preceded in death by husband, Dale Newell, parents, a sister and two brothers. Survivors: Son: Marc Newell, Wakefield, KS Daughter: Marcia and husband Dennis Gfeller, Junction City, KS Daughter: Teresa Newell, Fargo, ND Daughter: Rita Jo and husband Ladd Braden, Wakefield, KS 3 Grandchildren, Matt Gfeller, Wakefield, KS Jared and wife Megan Gfeller, Wakefield, KS Steve Braden, Manhattan, KS Great-grandson, Chase Gfeller, Wakefield, KS Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Highland Cemetery in Wakefield, KS There will be no Visitation. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, Wakefield, KS Memorials: Big Lakes Developmental Center of Manhattan c/o the funeral home