Denver City, Texas- DENVER CITY……..Warren Paul New was born November 6, 1921, in Haskell, Oklahoma, to Earl
and Amy New. He died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, surrounded by family. He was raised in a tar paper shack outside of Skelly Town, Texas, along with his sister and two brothers. He made extra money
delivering newspapers while riding his horse, Lindy (probably named after aviator, Charles Lindberg, whom he met when his mother took him to one of Lindberg’s barnstorming events in the Texas panhandle). Paul graduated from White Deer high school in 1938, and attended Texas Technological College, graduating 1942. He served during World War II in the Army Air Corp, flying B-17 bombers as a pilot and co-pilot in 30 missions over Germany with the Eighth Air Force and stationed in England. He graduated from SMU law school after the war. He married Grace Robinson February 22, 1947, in Denton, Texas. He worked as an assistant under District Attorney Will Wilson in Dallas, Tx., before moving to Denver City in October 1949 to set up a private law practice. He also served three terms as county attorney from 1951-1955 and served the unexpired term of county judge Harry Benton in 1957-58. He worked at Crenshaw, Dupree, and Milam in Lubbock from 1955-57, then returned to Denver City. Paul was president of the District and County Attorney’s Association in 1953, President of the South Plains Bar Association, a State Bar director of the 19th Congressional District from 1962-65, President of the District State Bar Grievance Committee for 10 years, a charter member of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a charter member of the Texas Tech Law School Foundation. Paul served as master of ceremonies for civic and school events for many years. He enjoyed being known as a West Texas trial lawyer. He was fondly remembered as “Pablo” to his friends and grandchildren. He was a member of Denver City First United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Grace New, sons Barry New, and wife, Lily Ann, of Plano, Warren New and wife, Pamela, of Denver City; daughters Amy Black and husband, David, of Abilene, Texas, and Robin Hatfield and husband, Ted, of Atlanta, Ga., 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and special friends Bucky Johnson and Kenny Smith.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. in the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel of Denver City. Memorial services will be conducted Friday, March 9, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. at the Denver City First United Methodist Church with Rev. David Black and Rev. John McClean officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice.
