Sue Parkey Newsom Clingman

Sue Allene (Parkey) Newsom Clingman was born on December 20, 1917 at the Parkey homestead southwest of Temple, OK. The farm is located on Cache Creek a couple of miles before it empties into the Red River. Sue is eighth of eleven children of James Randall and Elizabeth Matilda (Wright) Parkey. Like most children of that day, she helped her family on the farm plowing, milking cows, picking cotton, feeding pigs, or whatever needed to be done. She attended Kneedler School until the eighth grade. Sue and her siblings walked to school that was about one-half mile east of their home. Then she attended Temple High School. After finishing school she went to work at a restaurant owned by Mrs. Getty in Walters. While working there she met Loyd Newsom. After a three-month courtship they were married on July 2, 1938. Sue and Loyd spent their life together farming and raising children in Cotton County. Sue worked alongside of her husband doing the chores. In the spring there were baby chicks to raise and a garden to plant. In the summer the garden crops were harvested and canned for winter. Sue and Loyd had seven children. When Loyd passed away in November of 1970 due to a heart attack, Sue and Marsha moved from the farm to Waurika. She worked at the Wood's Nursing Home for 15 years as nurse aide, wing supervisor and medication aide. She enjoyed caring for her patients. Sue married Maurice (Mutt) Clingman in 1976. They split their time between their home in Waurika and the farm on a cliff above Red River in Cotton County south of Temple. Mutt passed away in September of 1993 of cancer. Sue moved from the farm to Temple where she now resides. Sue's family and friends know what a hard worker she has been all her life. She has a wonderful sense of humor and a kind heart that makes her such a joy to be around. Like most of the Parkeys, she enjoyed playing dominos. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Loyd and Mutt; and 9 brothers and sisters. She is survived by 3 sons and their spouses, Larry Joe Newsom and Pat of Perris, CA, Gail Fratis Newsom and Carol of Portland, OR; and Lynn Newsom of Baytown, TX; 4 daughters, Margie DeLoise Cartwright of Maple Valley, WA, Ruth Ellen DeClerck of Tyler, TX, Dorothy Marcine Bailey and John of Waurika, OK, Marsha Dianne Morgan and Scott of Temple, OK; a sister, Aurelia Knox Carman of Duncan, OK; she was blessed with 25 grandchildren, over 50 great grandchildren and numerous great-great grandchild; other relatives and a host of friends.