1935

Billie Huggins Newman was born December 19, 1935 in Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina, daughter of Doode Huggins and Edith Johnson Huggins.

1940 Census Information:

According to the United States Census reported on April 16, 1940, Doode Huggins (29) rented a home in Clyde, Darlington, South Carolina, with his wife Edith Huggins (24), children; Eloise Huggins (7), Billie Huggins (4) and Byron Huggins (3 months). All family members were reported to have been born in South Carolina and lived in a rural part of Darlington county on April 1, 1935. Doode Huggins was a carpenter in emergency worker.

2020

LUGOFF – A funeral service for Billie Huggins Newman, 84, will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Timrod Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends following the committal service in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Timrod Baptist Church, Bethune, S.C. or Lugoff First Baptist Church, Lugoff, S.C.

Mrs. Newman passed away peacefully on November 16, 2020.  Born in Hartsville, she was the daughter of the late Doode Huggins and Edith Johnson Huggins. She retired from International Paper (Kendall) after 30 years of service. She was a member of Timrod Baptist and enjoyed sewing, reading, and family time.

Surviving are her daughter, Donna Newman Tyner (Danny Tyner) of Lugoff; sisters, Eloise Blackmon (Keith Blackmon) and Sharon Sturdivant (Johnny Sturdivant); grandchildren, Ashley Divers (Patrick Divers) and Patrick Tyner (Hope Tyner); great-grandchildren, Austin Divers, Parker Tyner, Isabella Tyner,  Madison Tyner, and Emmarie Divers.

She was predeceased by her husband, Elton Newman; son, Kenneth Glenn Newman; brothers, Mendell Huggins and Byron Huggins; sisters, Anne Brown and Patricia Dampier.

FUNERAL SERVICE

2:00 pm
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Timrod Baptist Church
Timrod Road
Bethune, South Carolina, United States