Martha Jane (Eppes) Newton

Martha Jane (Eppes) Newton, age 89, of San Augustine County, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.

Mrs. Newton was born March 20, 1936, in San Augustine County, Texas, to parents Wallace and Eliza Jane (Mitchell) Eppes. She was a longtime area resident and served the community as a realtor from 1972 to 2020. She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church.

Her survivors include her husband, Jimmy Newton of San Augustine; children, Jona Newton of Denton, Lesley Ayers of Nederland, Jeff Newton and wife Kristi of Lumberton, and Shanna McCaskill and husband Blake of Sulphur, Louisiana; grandchildren, Kelly Swanzy of Flower Mound, Andrea Cormier and husband Brett of Port Neches, Kade Newton and wife Megan of Lumberton, Alyssa Ayers of Groves, Kali Robichau and husband Taylor of Lumberton, and Kristina McCaskill of Sulphur; great-grandchildren, Keaton, Kamryn, Emma, Owen, Gage, Kole, Willow, Benjamin, Cypress, Aspen, Remi, and Ramsi; a sister, Mary Lou Wyndham; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are set for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas. Committal service and interment will follow at Antioch Cemetery on Hwy. 147 North.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.

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