Benjamin David "Bennie" Newton

Benjamin David “Bennie” Newton, age 55, of Vancleave, Mississippi passed away on November 12, 2022.

Benjamin was born on February 3, 1967 to Robert Tillman Newton Sr. and Vera Newton in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Vancleave High School and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Benjamin had a passion for cooking, hunting, fishing, and spending time with and spoiling his family.

He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Tillman Newton Sr.; and mother, Vera Newton.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Newton; children, Matthew (Jessie) Newton, Tiffany (Aaron) Skoglund, and Tillman Newton; grandchildren, Emma Newton, Fletcher Newton, and Wade Skoglund; siblings, Robert Tillman Newton Jr., Tommy Newton, and Melissa Rayborn; and his several pets, Molly, Winnie, Pete, Toby and Taylor.

A funeral service will take place at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at First Baptist Church Vancleave. Friends may visit beginning at 9:00 AM. An interment will follow at Vancleave #1 cemetery.

Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Benjamin David “Bennie” Newton.