Leana Kay Newlin Obituary (1961 - 2014)

In loving Memory of Leana Kay Newlin October 17, 1961 - January 15,2014 Funeral Services are 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 at Carnes Funeral Home - Texas. Leana Kay Newlin was born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 17th, 1961. She passed away Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 at the age of fifty-two years in Hitchcock, Texas. She is preceded in death by husband, Jorge Luis Nieto. Leana was a long time resident of Hitchcock, Texas. She was a great woman, mother and wife. Any time you needed a hot meal or a bed to lay on she would never refuse to help. Loving and caring for her family and others is what made her a special person. Leana is survived by daughter, Misti Newlin and granddaughter, Marie Newlin of Hitchcock, Texas; sons, Steven Newlin, wife April Newlin and grandson, Steven Newlin II of Alice, Texas, Gerald Nieto and wife Claudia Solis of Hitchcock, Texas; sisters, Ervina Barmore and Ginger Brown of Hitchcock, Texas; brothers, Clay Brown of Santa Fe, Texas, Erwin and wife Anne Brown of La Marque, Texas, Mark and wife Tina Brown of League City, Texas, and Jack and wife Robin Brown of San Antonio, Texas, along with numerous nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Leana's favorite quote was, 'Keep your head up, you got to have FAITH...'