May 21, 2018
74 year old Catherine Deloris Newby of Smithville passed away Monday at NHC Smithville. She was a life long resident and public servant of DeKalb County. Newby was retired from the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Donnie Kelly will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until 8 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Linnie Reeder Summers; a son, Dennis Ellis; and two brothers, Junior Summers and Lairey Summers. Survivors include a son, Shannon Newby of Smithville. Granddaughters, Natasha and David Miller, Brandy Newby, and Shelley Newby all of Smithville. Sisters, Helen and David Fox of Smithville and Dianne and Ricky Taylor of Murfreesboro. Great grandchildren, Autumn Reinhart and Steven Miller of Smithville. Several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews also survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.