Aurelia Northcutt Newton, pastor’s wife, servant, and founder of School Fuel, a feeding program for children, died Sept. 15. She was 59. She was born in Longview on April 11, 1967, to Cassandra and Joseph LeGrande Northcutt. She graduated from Longview High School in 1985 and loved attending events at Baylor University, her parent’s alma mater. She graduated from Baylor with a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences in 1990. After meeting her husband, Mark, in 1988, she served alongside him as pastor’s wife for almost 40 years at five churches—First Baptist Church of Chilton, First Baptist Church of McGregor, Baptist Temple Church in San Antonio, First Baptist Church of San Marcos, and First Baptist Church of Lufkin. She loved serving behind the scenes, whether in the church kitchen or on mission endeavors. In San Marcos, she founded and organized School Fuel, a weekend feeding program for elementary school children, and in Lufkin, she inspired the founding of a second feeding program called Second Sacks/Second Helpings. She adored her children and was dedicated to serving as a room mom, PTA president, and more. She was preceded in death by her parents, LeGrande and Cassandra Northcutt, and her parents-in-law, Douglas and Jo Newton. She is survived by her husband, Mark; her daughter, Adolynn Newton Williams and husband, Zach; her son, Truett Joseph Newton and wife Grace; her grandchildren, Cassie Jo Williams, Tate Joseph Newton, and Worth Zachary Williams; her brother, Gordon Northcutt and wife, Ginia; her sister-in-law, Carolyn Newton Stephens; brother-in-law, Steve Newton and wife Helen; sister-in-law, Becky Newton Grimes and husband Ted; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Memorial services were held Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Lufkin. Private family graveside services were held in Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to Second Helpings in Lufkin, The Joseph House in Lufkin, Hospice in the Pines in Lufkin, and Baylor’s Truett Theological Seminary in Waco.
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