Clark County OhArchives Obituaries.....Newsome, Mrs Alice Bowles May 23, 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sara J Greer sjgreer30@gmail.com February 21, 2011, 5:44 pm Gazette, Xenia OH Ohio Greene Co. Mrs. John D.NEWSOME, formerly a resident of this city, died at 9 o'clock Tuesday night at her home in Wilberforce, after ten days illness of paralysis. She was stricken May 12,and never regained consciousness before the end. Mrs. NEWSOME was born in Pike County, Ohio, 45 years of age. Her maiden name was Alice BOWLES, and she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. BOWLES. She was married to Mr. NEWSOME in 1895 in Jamestown; and later they came to Xenia to live. For 14 years Mr. NEWSOME was an engineer at the O.S. and S. O. home. In 1914 they moved to Wilberforce where Mr. NEWSOME is now chief engineer at the University. Mrs. NEWSOME was active in the social work at Wilberforce. she was a member of the Married Ladies' Afternoon club of Xenia, and was well known here, she is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs. John BOWLES of Springfield. The following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Edelia NEWSOME of Springfield; Prof. BOWLES, a teacher in the East St. Louis Schools; Mrs. Addie JACKSON of Springfield, and Levie BOWLES of Yellow Springs. Mrs. NEWSOME was a member of the Zion Baptist church, Xenia. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/clark/obits/n/newsome1023gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb