Obituaries: Clarence Milton Newsom, Sr., 1969, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: May 15, 1969 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Funeral Rites For Clarence M. Newsom Held Clarence Milton Newsom, Sr., 70, of Jena, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 1969, in a Jena hospital after a long illness. He was a Mason and member of Urania Lodge No. 306. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vera Newsom; a son, Clarence M. Newsom, Jr., of Carencro, a daughter, Mrs. Violet McCartney of Jena; his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Newsom of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. J. N. Roberts and Mrs. Curtis Hatten of Kelly and Mrs. John Gough of Urania; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Jena with Rev. John Snell officiating. Burial was in Old Bethel Cemetery at Clarks.