Robert Charles Newton
1953 - 2025
Bob was a humble man best known for helping anyone he could with problems they were facing with a smile on his face. Robert Charles Newton, 71, of Catoosa, Oklahoma died on May 31, 2025
Bob was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1953 to Eugene Leonard Newton & Evelyn Virginia Newton, as the third of nine kids in the Newton household. At the age of 4, Bob and his family moved to Tulsa in 1957 and stayed at the Desert Hills Motel while their home was being built in town. He attended elementary school through 8th grade at St. Pius X, before transferring to Nathan Hale High School and was apart of the graduating class of 1971. After graduating and doing a few small jobs, Bob joined his father at Mid-Central Fish Company and excelled at being a salesman in the area. Years later, as the company was acquired by Sysco Foods, Bob and his father purchased equipment to begin running their own local business, Blue Ribbon Foods Inc., out of a refrigerated truck and doing the bookkeeping out of the family home. Business began booming and later required the help of his two brothers David and Phil Newton for sales and delivery, and his sister Jan Unterweger for bookkeeping and sales by phone until the company chose to close its doors in 2018.
Bob met the love of his life, Linda Anne Wilson, in 1978, through a family friend and believed the way to her heart was through cleaning out her garage and doing extensive landscaping around her home. After many successful mowings of the yard, Bob had won a cruise to the Bahamas and it was there where their love for one another began. Excited to start their new lives together, the couple married one year later in 1979 at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.
Bob and Linda were happily married for 24 years, each pursuing their own careers before their first and only child, Robert (Bobby) Noel Newton was born in 1998. Bob was delighted to be a father, and Bobby was the light of his life for the last 26 years of his life, never hesitating to make each moment a memorable and teachable experience as they bonded.
20 years later following the birth of his son, Bob became a grandfather to Coleman Presley Newton, and his grandson meant the absolute world to him. Bob treasured the time he got to spend with Cole around their house coming over for weekend visits and birthday parties, and was thankful that the family name would live on for years to come.
In his early years, Bob picked up an avid love of Golf. He would join his father, many prominent members of the Tulsa restaurant industry, and many friends that would golf 6 days a week for decades, all while betting (and losing) on almost every hole. Everyone who knew Bob, knew exactly what he was going to do once he retired. Bob LOVED doing yard work and landscaping his yards at any house he lived at, but especially his last yard, spending 10 hours a day making sure everything was manicured to perfection. It was never a surprise to drive by and see Bob mowing, burning leaves, or building something with landscaping blocks.
Bob will always be remembered for his smile and contagious laugh while joking with friends and family. We the family couldn’t have asked for a better brother, husband, father, and grandfather; and will miss his wisdom and kind soul every single day.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Virginia Newton, and his oldest brother Gary Newton, and is survived by his wife Linda Newton, son Bobby Newton, grandson Coleman Newton, five sisters; Carolyn, Debbie, Joy, Jan, and Elaine; and two brothers; Phil and David.
A funeral for Bob will be held at 1:00pm, on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
1301 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119