NEWMAN LEE TRENT, SR

NEWMAN LEE TRENT, SR., age 78, of Morristown, TN passed away at home on March 22, 2018. He was a member of Mt. Vale Church of God, a retired police officer with the city of Morristown for 30 years, security guard at McDonalds on W Andrew Johnson Highway, and former employee of the Calendar Club in Morristown College Square Mall. He loved gardening, working in his yard, fishing, and especially his grandchildren. Preceded in death by his loving wife of 28 years, Lucille Atkins Trent; parents, Edward and Ella Trent; brothers and sisters, Aaron Trent, Faye Castle and Junior Trent; step-daughter, Michelle Ferrell; He is survived by children, Lee Trent (Teresa), Tim Trent, Jerry Trent, Ricky Trent (Lisa) and Janae Mitchell (Jamie); step-children, T. H. Ferrell (Norma), and Melissa Williams (Melvin); grandchildren, Brandon Ferrell (Beckie), Heather Ferrell Hunley (Andrew), Caleb Ferrell, Alan Roach, Nick Daniels, Alexis Williams, Zayne and Acoya Mitchell; great-grandchildren, Bently and Bexley Roach; several other grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Sterling Trent (Ella); sisters-in-law, Sue Trent and Lena Trent; brother-in-law, Philip Castle, several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2018 at Mt. Vale Church of God with Rev. T. H. Ferrell and Rev. Phillip Ruth officiating. Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. prior to the service. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday morning at Hamblen Memory Gardens for an 11:00 a.m. graveside interment service with police honors presented by the Morristown Police Department and the Hamblen County Sheriff Department Honor Guard.