Funeral Services for Gladys Cleo Newton, 88, Lawton will be 1:30 pm Wednesday at Central Baptist Church. Mrs. Newton died Saturday in a local hospital. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born January 15, 1923 in Freestone County, Texas to Willard & Eliza (Evans) Ellis. She attended school at Donie, Texas where she graduated with the class of 1940. She worked in Waco, Texas during World War II, and then moved to Dallas, Texas where she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank. Gladys later worked at Dallas Butane Co. as office manager and bookkeeper. She married Early Newton in Dallas on June 24, 1951 and moved to Lawton. She was a member of Central Baptist Church where she worked in the Junior Sunday School for 22 years, and then taught in the Adult 1 Department. She sang in the church choir and the Senior Adult choir. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Southwestern Hospital for 22 years before retiring in 1977. She and her husband were charter members of the Buffalo Sams Club, and she served for 8 years as the Associate State Director of the Southwest Oklahoma Good Sams Club. Her hobbies were quilting and other crafts. Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons, Lin and his wife Sharrie Newton of Lawton, and Kenneth Newton of Tulsa; three grandsons, Toby and his wife Dana Newton of Lemoore, California, Todd and his wife Krystle Newton of San Antonio, Texas, and Trent Newton of Lawton; two great granddaughters, Kaylee Newton and Harper Newton; a great grandson, Caleb Newton; two sisters, Nelle Bulin and Esterlene Bulin both of Tyler, Texas; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Her parents, five brothers, two sisters, and a niece preceded her in death. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5-7 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.