- Date Of Birth: July 22, 1915
- Date Of Death: June 14, 2009
- State: Indiana
Violet L. Newlin, 93, died Sunday in Lafayette. Mrs. Newlin was born in Muncie, on July 22, 1915 to William M. Stoops and Margaret Doughty Stoops. She was a graduate of Muncie Central High School. Mrs. Newlin married Lester P. Newlin, Nov.10, 1934 in Muncie. He preceded her in death Feb. 19, 1967.
She had a long career in retail merchandising, beginning in Muncie, followed by Anderson and Crawfordsville. In the mid 1950’s Newlin and a friend, Geneva Wilber opened the Modern Miss in Crawfordsville. She was also a 20 plus year manager and supervisor for Avon where she supervised over 150 representatives. She moved to Lafayette in the late 1990’s.
She is survived by a daughter, Patricia (W. Kelly) Carr of West Lafayette; a brother, Herman Margell of Muncie; two grandchildren;two great-grandchildren; two nieces and a nephew. She is also preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Frances Stoops Miller, and two nephews, Michael and Timothy Miller all of Muncie.
