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      Obituary
    
    
	Kate Melea (Grobe) Newman 
	(January 17, 1981 - May 21, 2020)
	
		  Kate Melea Newman 39 of 
		Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Funeral services 
		will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor 
		Joshua Huffman officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial 
		Park. The family will receive friends after noon on Wednesday.  Social 
		distancing should be respected and masks are highly recommended. She was 
		born January 17, 1981 in Huntington, WV. She was preceded in death by 
		her father, Melvin “Mel” Davis Grobe, Jr. She attended New Life Church. 
		Kate is survived by her mother, Katherine Adkins Grobe; two daughters, 
		Haleigh Newman and Katence Smith of Huntington; uncles, Jim (Holly) 
		Grobe, Eddie Adkins, Jimmie (Brenda) Adkins and Roger Adkins; companion, 
		Jason Smith and a special friend, Joseph Newman and a host of cousins.
		
      
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
    
      
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