Barbara Lynn Nicholson Newell, 74, of Lake Charles, La.,
died at 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Newell was born Sept. 9, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Mich., where she lived until moving to Lake Charles when she was 18. She worked as a teacher’s aide and retired from the
Calcasieu Parish School Board. She enjoyed arts and crafts.
Mrs. Newell is survived by her daughter, Dawn Daigle and husband Donald; grandchildren, Aaron Richard and wife Darcy, Amber Seal and husband Jamie, Ashton Daigle and wife Andrea,
Clayton Daigle, and Kaley Keller and husband Logan; 13 grandchildren; her in-laws that she loved dearly, Mike and Angie Newell, Madora and Jim Sutherland, Charlotte and Ross Allured and David Newell and companion Darryl Aribus; along with a host of
other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by husband of 50 years, Jon Keith Newell; and son, Timothy Newell.
Her private graveside service will be entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home. A celebration of life will
be held at a later date.
Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.johnsonfuneralhome.net