Obituaries: Don Newsom, 1962, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 23, 1962 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Don Newsom, 22, Dies In Head-On Crash In Miss.

Don Newsom, 22 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Newsom of Winnfield, died in
a head on collision near Liberty, Miss., Thursday night of last week.

According to reports, young Newsom, who was driving a loaded cattle truck, was
returning to Baton Rouge when a car with three Negro occupants rand head on
into his vehicle.  The other car was 26 inches over into Newsom's traffic
lane, it was said.  Fire enveloped the two vehicles and two of the Negroes
died instantly in the accident.  All bodies were badly burned.  The third
Negro died the following day.

Newsom, a 1958 graduate of Winnfield High, would have been a senior at
Louisiana State University this fall semester.  He was engaged to be married
on August 25 to Miss Martha Lasyone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lasyone,
former residents of Winnfield.

A popular local youth, he was a member of the Winnfield Riding Club, the
Louisiana State University Block and Bridle Club, and of the First Assembly of
God, Laurel Heights.  He was a first lieutenant in the LSU ROTC.

Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Southern Funeral Home
Chapel, with the Rev. E. D. Roach, the Rev. S. E. Lum, and the Rev. C. F.
Kottonbrook officiating.  Burial was in the Beech Creek Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were Glen Fogger, Gurvy Gunter, Lyle Wayne Thompson,
Aubry McCarty, Shove Holmes, Edward Crawford, Ronald Lasyone, and Don
Chandler.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elton E. Newsom, and one sister, Mrs.
Judy Newsom, all of Winnfield.