Delores (Harris Stewart) Newton

Delores (Harris Stewart) Newton was born May 26, 1930, at 559 ½ Indiana Avenue in Toledo, Ohio. She was the first daughter born to the union of Mr. Henry C. and Mrs. Gussie M. (Saunders) Harris. Delores was educated in the Toledo Public School System.


Delores Harris married Marwillies Stewart. During that union, two daughters were born: Elaine and Toni. When that union dissolved, she married Horace Newton. During that union, two more daughters were born: Krystal and Regina. The four of them were known as "Delores's Daughters". Horace and Delores were married until his home-going 24 years later. She wrote that "She remain[s] Mrs. Horace Newton."


Mrs. Newton held several jobs during different periods of her life: she provided childcare for families, she was an elevator operator for the Rupp & Boldmons Co., she worked at Buryl's Bridal Shop, the Hunt's and the Heinz's Tomato Factories, she was the No. 1 cook for the Toledo Day Nursery, she provided home nursing care, and she had been a clerk at her husband's store - H & J Carryout on Fernwood at Smead.


Mrs. Newton enjoyed gardening, canning, and baking cakes and breads. She also enjoyed dressing "The Girls" up for church.


Mrs. Newton "love(d) the LORD with all her heart and she loved her family". She said she loved "all people no matter: the Good, the Bad, the Beautiful, and the so-called Ugly". She wrote that "she loved fishing for souls and fishing in the river. She love(d) and prayed for her neighbor at 815 Mackow Dr." Mrs. Newton declared that "she was not perfect in action, but she tried". She added that "she had a sense of humor, sometimes".


Mrs. Newton was a member of Philip's Temple CME Church from the age of two until the age of forty-one. She gave her heart to the Lord at a very, very young age. Later, in the early 1970's, she met "the late Bishop William M. James. She joined St. James, The Armory COGIC where he taught her and her daughters how to live holy for the Lord. She prophesied by writing, "she did until she went to sleep in the Lord." Mrs. Newton was under the leadership of Bishop James until his death in 2000, and then his son, Dr. William James Jr., until the Lord sent her to assist her son William and daughter Elaine Lucas at Liberty Ministries where she became the Church Mother.


At different points in her Christian walk she was involved in various ministries including: the church choir, the Usher Board, the Missionaries, the Stewardess Board, a Sunday School Teacher, a Class Leader, a Bible School Worker, a Pastor's Aid Assistant, and a Prayer Leader.


Mrs. Newton was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Gussie Harris. She wrote, "Mother and Daddy went ahead of me to spend time with The Father before I get home". All seven of her brothers preceded her in death: Willie Roy, Eugene, Henry C. Jr. Donald Richard, John Edward, Wayne Milton, and Wilbert Roger. Two sisters also preceded her in death: Dorothy Jean Battle and JoAnn Harris. One beloved granddaughter, Meah Newton and Great-grandson: twin infant Micah John also preceded her in death. She wrote that "we'll have dinner together when we get there", "this is after a shouting good time U C my, my, my, when we all get to heaven what a time of rejoicing that will B but when we all C Jesus we will sing and shout the Victory". Then she wrote " I got carried away."


Mrs. Newton leaves to cherish her memory, Delores's Girls: Elaine ( William) Lucas, Toni (Chester) Tindall, Krystal (John Robert) Slack, and Regina (Mark) Summers; grandchildren: Lydia, William (Angela), Kala, Chester II, Anthony, Victoria, Lottia-Marie, Timothy, Paul, Gabrielle, Phebe, Judah, and Morgan; Great grandchildren: Hannah, Sophie, Monroe, Olivia, Zion, Noah, Elijah, Skyler, Justice, Eli, Dakota, Mikayle, Rachel, Joshua, No'el, Canaan, Maddux, Kaiden, Paisley, Knowledge, Amir, Ma'leah, and Jaela; and dear sisters: Pauline Harris, Kimberly Johnson, and Terri Harris. Mrs. Newton also leaves a host of nieces and nephews from the Harris, Stewart, and Newton Families, Neighbors from Secor Gardens, Sister-in-laws: Cecile Stewart and Maggie Johnson, and a family of Saints of the Most High God.


The family wishes to acknowledge and thank her dear Christian daughter, Maxine Clinkscale for her continued love, generosity, and for keeping in contact with their mother through visits or calls. Maxine's kindness and thoughtfulness meant a lot to Mama and to us.


The family would also like to acknowledge her nephew, Ashley Stewart, for his calls, cards, visits, and gifts of pumpernickel and rye bread that Mama enjoyed. Mama loved Ashley.


The family would like to acknowledge and thank Nurse Sita Washington who went beyond her duties to provide quality care for Mama even on her off days. Mama loved Nurse Sita dearly.


The three oldest Sisters would like to thank our Baby Sister, Regina and her husband Mark for allowing Mama to stay in their home. Thank you Mark for all of the sacrifices you made and for making it easy for Regina to care for our mother. We thank Regina's daughter Morgan for the many times she assisted with Mama's personal care. Thank you, Gina Babe, for all of the good that you did for our beloved Mother. We do appreciate your sacrifices as a family and we say, "Thank you".