William Rex Newton, 68, of Chesapeake Beach passed away October 26, 2023. He was born August 27, 1955, in Washington, DC to Harold LeRoy and Margaret (Cannon) Newton. Rex was raised in Chesapeake Beach and graduated from Calvert High School. He worked as a waterman for the Abner family for many years. He also worked as a tile installer and sheet metal mechanic and most recently worked at Walmart in Dunkirk as an assembler. Rex married Ann Hanners in 1997 and they lived in Chesapeake Beach. He was an avid reader and enjoyed fishing, crabbing, cooking, and baseball, especially the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals. Rex was very intelligent. He loved to make people laugh and always wanted everyone to be happy.

Rex is survived by his wife Ann Newton, brother Bobby Newton, nephews John (Heather), Michael (Kellie), Jacob (Jess), Jeremy, Braden, Liam, and Grayson, nieces Dawn, Paula, Hattie, and Lydia, sisters in law Gloria Newton, Morgan Hanners (Devin), Amy Dick (Mark), Shani (Doug), and Tracey, mother and father in law Sharon and Patric Enright, mother in law Beverly Hanners, bonus sister Lorraine, great nephews Andrew, Ryan, Matthew, Jeremy, Nicholas, Nathan, and Dillon, great nieces Ashlyn, Angelica, Ruth, Lucinda, Nicole, and Kate, and grand niece Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Warren Fig Newton, father-in-law Chuck Hanners, and bonus brother Michael.

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