Obituary of Laurie J. Newsom, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by James Newsom
Source: The Times Shreveport Newspaper, January 29, 2001
Date: June 2006


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The Times Shreveport Newspaper 1-29-2000
Sikes, LA - Funeral services for Laurie James Newsom, Sr. will be at 11:00 a.m. 
Monday, January 29, 2001 in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield, 
Louisiana.  Officiating will be Reverends Mark Crook and James Simons.  Burial 
will follow in the Sikes Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home 
in Sikes, Louisiana.  Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m. until services.

Mr. Newsom, Sr. age 78 of Sikes, Louisiana died at 10:00 p.m. Friday January 26 
2001 at home.  Mr. Newsom was a native and life-long resident of Winn Parish, 
member of the Shady Grove Church, veteran of World War II where he served in 
the following Campaigns:  Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhimeland and 
Central Europe.  He worked in the timber industry , built homes for the Carroll 
Building and Construction before being employed by the Louisiana Highway 
Department (DOHD).  At the time of his retirement from DOHD he was supervisor 
of the mowing crew for the Winn Parish Unit.

Survivors include his wife, Lizzie Mae Griffin Newsom, and one son, Laurie 
James Newsom, Jr. of Stonewall, LA; one sister, Vauna Dean Richardson of 
Shreveport, LA; one sister-in-law, M. Katherine Newsom of Olla, LA; four grand-
children:  Belinda Dawn Newsom of Stillwater, OK, Shari Renee N. Favors of 
Stonewall, LA, James Sterling Newsom and Amanda Dale Newsom of Stonewall, LA, 
and one great-grandchild, James Franklin Favors and a whole host of nieces and 
nephews.  

The pallbearers are:  Darrell Newsom, Keith Newsom, Kevin Richardson, Carl 
Walker, Danny Zeigler and George Zeigler.

Additional Comments:
Obituary should have included as survivors:  one son, Laurie James Newsom 
Jr. "and wife Deviona Dale Newsom" of Stonewall, LA