Funeral services for Katherine Bell Newborn, age 79, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 11:00 AM CST at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Clayton Scott officiating.  Graveside services will be held at 2:45 PM EST Friday afternoon at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs, GA.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Mrs. Newborn passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at her residence.

Survivors include her husband, Willie Frank Newborn of Roanoke; one daughter, Cathy Brown (Gene) of Heflin, AL; one son, Tommy Newborn (Debbie) of Warner Robins, GA; six grandchildren, Michael Brown (Natalia), Casey Robbins (Wes), Kaydi Lawler (Reid), Matthew Brown (Tori), Tyler Newborn (Brianna), and Dillon Brown (Amber); nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Jean Reed (Robert) of Rockmart, GA; and a sister-in-law, Brenda Lackey of Woodstock, GA.

A Douglas County native, Mrs. Newborn was born on March 31, 1946, the daughter of Robert and Hortense Langston Lackey.  She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church in Roanoke and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Newborn was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Charles Lackey; and a sister, Judy Haywood.

Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to Springfield Baptist Church.