Funeral Homes near Newton

Facts about the city

Newton is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census its population was 1,511. Once the county seat of Dale County, Newton lost this distinction to nearby Ozark in 1870, and is now a small farming community. It incorporated in 1887. The city currently forms a part of the Ozark micropolitan statistical area.

Newton Obituaries

It was disclosed by The Commercial Appeal on June 24th, 2018 that Raley Thomley passed on in Newbern, Tennessee.  Thomley was 88 years old and was born in Newton, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Raley's life.

It was noted on June 12th, 2014 that Philip Wood Jr Dr Lett died in Boulder, Colorado.  Lett was 92 years old and was born in Newton, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Philip Wood Jr Dr's life.

It was written by Middletown Journal on November 29th, 2012 that Mabel Ree Myers (Andrews) passed on in Middletown, Ohio.  Ms. Myers was 95 years old and was born in Newton, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mabel Ree's life.

It was reported on December 1st, 1996 that Oscar Lantinga perished in Newton, Alabama.  Lantinga was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Oscar's life.

History

A monument to Sketoe was dedicated near the hanging site in 2006, and the local museum displays items of Sketoe memoribilia. At the 2000 census its population was 1,708. The town became a scene for local Confederate States of America recruiting during the US Civil War War, and was the site of a battle in March of 1865 between local Home Guard units and pro-Union irregulars operating out of Florida. The guerrillas, who sought to burn the county courthouse, were repulsed. The city currently forms a part of the Enterprise-Ozark micropolitan statistical area.

Newton was founded in 1843 after the formation of Coffee County, Alabama County from Dale County's western half, which rendered the original county seat of Daleville, Alabama off-center.