Kelsey Newby

Kelsey Newby
Circleville, Utah

Rhett Kelsey Newby, 24, Circleville, passed away September 10, 2012, from complications of diabetes. He was born March 21, 1988 on Bear Valley, route 20, mile post 5, to Quin and Tracy Gardner Newby.
Kelsey was an Eagle Scout. An honor student, he held a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. A 2007 graduate of Piute High School and the LDS Seminary, he was active on the baseball, basketball, cross country, track  and golf teams. He especially loved playing basketball, making the south and the north all-star basketball teams. He was “Outstanding Defender of the Year”in 2006 and 2007. He was all-state academic in all five sports.
Serving in the California, Long Beach, Spanish Speaking Mission, Kelsey learned to speak Spanish very fluently. Currently a senior at SUU, he was on a full-tuition scholarship, majoring in biology. He was planning on becoming a endocrinologist in hopes of finding a way to cure diabetes. He loved hunting, camping and especially fishing with his Grandpa Newby.
Survived by: mother, Tracy, Circleville; siblings: Quin Tyson Newby, Colby Dexter Newby, Rich Brady Newby, Shad Quincy Newby, Tracy Cash Newby, all of Circleville; half-sisters, JoLynne (Ron) Holdaway, Hurricane; Jeanne Brady, Ephraim; Jan Marie Tiatia, Manti.
Preceded in death by: father, Quin; sister, Tracy Amber Newby; brother-in-law, TaSele Tiatia; grandparents: Hugh & Harriett LeFevre Newby; Dean & Geneva Montrone Gardner.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Circleville 2nd Ward Chapel.  Friends may call Friday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at the Magleby Mortuary, 50 South 100 West, Richfield and Saturday at the ward chapel in Circleville, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Circleville Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

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