Ervin Newman

Calvin 'Ervin' Newman, 92, of Lubbock, Texas, died; left this world; went to negotiate his heavenly entrance, passed on 🤷&#55356;�, after an extended illness in the care of his daughters, extended family and caregivers. Ervin was born on February 20, 1933, in Colorado City, Texas, the youngest of ten children, including six brothers and three sisters, born to George Washington and Sarah Elam Newman. As migrant farmers, the family traveled much of Texas, eventually settling in Barnhart, Texas, before Ervin started school. Ervin was the valedictorian (out of a class of two) of the 1951 Class of Barnhart High School. Not finding himself suited to continued education, Ervin, who had a number of different jobs from motion picture light boy, gas station attendant, and dishwasher, found work alongside his brothers as a long-haul driver within the continental USA. However, the US Army drafted Ervin, and he was off to boot camp in 1952, where he shifted from driver to mechanic apprentice. He became a full mechanic before his honorable discharge in 1955, when he resumed long-haul driving. In 1957, Ervin married Phyllis June Dixon in Barnhart, Texas, having three girls - Ellen, Amy, and Allison - before divorcing in 1974. After the birth of their second daughter, Ervin was accepted into the Texas Highway Patrol in 1968, starting his first assignment in Abilene. In 1975, Ervin married the love of his life, Lolene Kemp Medley. The addition of Lolene's four children - sons, George, Otis, Mark, and daughter Mickey - expanded his family. During these years, Ervin moved from the Highway Patrol, to his own mechanic garage, Chief Deputy in Big Lake, Texas, loading sand for Uniman Oil, and finally a ranch caretaker in South Texas.In their 43 years together, Ervin and Lolene were inseparable, sharing and encouraging each other's many interests, living most of their years together in Encinal, Texas. Ervin's interests included tinkering and fixing almost anything, creating detailed leather items, researching genealogy, traveling the country and a life-long love of photography.After Lolene's death in May of 2018, Ervin moved to Lubbock, Texas, to be closer to family. There, he used his love for assembling necklaces, earrings, bolos, and broaches by the thousands as gifts handed out to spread joy and brighten the day of all he came in contact with. Those who remain to cherish Ervin's memory are his daughters, Ellen Newman and Mickey Johnston, and her husband, Allen all of Lubbock, Texas; Amy Murray and her husband Stuart of Christchurch, New Zealand; Allison Bailey and her husband Todd of Round Rock, Texas; and stepsons John Focht of Fort Worth, Texas; George Medley of Florida; Otis Medley of Canon City, Colorado; and Mark Medley of San Angelo, Texas. As well as 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.Preceding Ervin in death are his soulmate, Lolene Kemp Newman; his parents, George Washington and Sarah Elam Newman; his 9 siblings, their spouses, and a wonderful host of nephews and nieces. You are welcome to join the family for a ceremony to celebrate Ervin's life on June 9, 2025 at 11 am at Sanders Memorial Chapel 1420 Main Street Lubbock, TX , officiated by Ervin's family. Interment will be at 3 pm at Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe, Texas, officiated by Ervin's grandson, Isaac Rankin.Memorial donations in Calvin Ervin Newman's memory may be directed to Wounded Warriors or Meals on Wheels .Online condolences may be shared at the this website Ervin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Find a Grave Calvin Newman

Ervin Newman

February 20, 1933 - June 5, 2025