May New, 89, of New Castle passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Waters of Muncie. She was born September 18, 1927 to the late Grover and Millie Catron.
May was born and grew up on a farm in Windy, Kentucky. She married Elmer New Jr. on December 12, 1953 and was married to him for over 59 years. She loved the outdoors, sewing and spending time with her grandchildren. May was known for her wonderful cooking. She was a former member of South Side Church of the Nazarene.
She is survived by a daughter, Connie (Dale) Hicks of New Castle; son, Elmer R. (Marsha) New of Lewisville; grandchildren, Daniel (Nicole) New of Indy; Jared New, Katie New, Amanda (Stefan) Hennig of Colorado, Alexis Hicks of New Castle and Jesse (Mallory) Hicks stationed in Japan; great grandsons, Mason Ferguson and John William New and Wyatt Hennig, several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer New Jr., two sisters, Edna Catron and Allenee Bertam, two brothers, Obie Catron and Ernest Catron.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle with Tony Darling officiating. Burial will follow in Sugar Grove cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. You may express condolences or share a memory at
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