Background
McLarry, Newman Ray was born on July 23, 1923 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence Burt and Jessie (Carpenter) McLarry.
McLarry, Newman Ray was born on July 23, 1923 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence Burt and Jessie (Carpenter) McLarry.
Bachelor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1944. Bachelor of Divinity., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1955.
Pastor, Curtis Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, 1954-1958; pastor, First Baptist Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1958-1961; associate director division evangelism Home Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, Atlanta, 1961-1964; pastor, N.W. Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, 1965-1975; vice president, World Evangelism Foundation, Dallas, 1975-1984; pastor, Lake Highlands Baptist Church, Dallas, 1985-1991. President McLarry & Associations, Inc., Dallas, since 1977.
Trustee Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, 1971-1974, Arkansas Baptist Hospital, Little Rock, 1958-1959. Member state board Oklahoma State Department Mental Health, Oklahoma City, 1972-1974. Captain United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (life, charter president 1 chapter 1946-1949).
Married Mary Sue Freeman, August 17, 1947. Children: Sharon McLarry Simmons, Deena McLarry McKindles.