William Allen Bill Newman, 62, went to sleep January 20, 2022, at his home in Ringgold, GA after a yearlong battle with lymphoma cancer.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Karen, and two daughters, Alyssa Newman and Kylie Newman.

Bill was born to Frank Elmer Newman and Eleanor Patterson Hood in Garden Grove California on November 1, 1959.

On March 21, 1981, Bill married the love of his life, Karen Janelle Hullquist. Over the course of 40+ years, they did everything together. They first met while both working for Karens brother Timothy at a print shop in California. They were briefly clowns together in the Big John Strongs Circus as Dusty and Cozy. They then moved to Tennessee, where they raised two daughters and were never without at least one dog, cat or fish. Eventually, they ended up working together again for a publishing company, where he retired as Publisher.

He spent the majority of his life in the publishing, printing, and advertising industry, with an eye for spotting mistakes a mile away and a photoshop passion for what he called Bill Magic. He even had a cartoon column in a newspaper for a short while called Billy Byrd. He had a deep love of music and was musically talented, having the ability to play by ear the harmonica, accordion, piano, and the ukulele.

Bill was a devoted husband and loving father. He loved to go on adventures and camping trips; he liked to cook and was a master chef in the kitchen and was known for his Chicken-pot-pie. Bill loved to gardenand was especially proud of his cow horn hot peppers and finding that perfect hibiscus plant each year. He was very compassionate towards all animals and enjoyed watching and feeding the birds in the backyardeven while in the hospital, he would ask, are you feeding the birds?

The family would like to thank the devoted team of caregivers, nurses and doctors at the Erlanger Health System and also Hospice of Chattanooga, who took such good care of him over the past year as he fought the cancer that overtook his body.

A memorial service for celebrating Bills life will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022, from 4 pm 5 pm, at the McDonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church located at: 5440 McDonald Rd, McDonald, TN 37353

Bill was a wonderfully kind, cheerful, and compassionate husband, father, and friend, who touched many lives and brought lots of laughter, and he will be greatly missed.