Robert "Bob" Cecil Newgent

Robert Cecil “Bob” Newgent, 64, of Columbus, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021. Bob was born in Indianapolis on July 25, 1956 to Richard Newgent and Carol Hamm Newgent. Bob was the youngest in his family and graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1974. The loves of his life were his daughter Stephanie and his cat Brimley. He grew up on the west side of Indianapolis and lived there until he moved to Lafayette, IN. He wanted to be closer to Stephanie so he moved to Columbus. Bob was employed as a lead man at Wallace Expanding Machines in Indianapolis and then at Wabash Center, Inc. as a Community Living Manager in Lafayette, IN Bob loved to cook and his famous dish was lasagna and chili. He enjoyed watching the Indy 500, jamming out to 70’s music, watching football and basketball especially his favorite team Indiana University. He also enjoyed going hiking at Turkey Run State Park and camping. His favorite thing was watching scary movies and TV shows with his daughter Stephanie, their favorite TV show was the Walking Dead. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. Calling will be from 2 p.m. until service time at 4 p.m. Saturday. A private inurnment will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Brown County Humane Society, Nashville, IN. A donation box will be provided at the service. Survivors include his daughter, Stephanie Nicole Newgent; father, Dick Newgent; brothers, Tom and Sam Newgent and several nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Ann Newgent and a sister, Ida Sue Connors.