Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Newsome, Mary W. February 15, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com February 13, 2018, 8:57 am Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - February 18, 2010 VIRGINIA BEACH - Mary W. Newsome , 93, of the 5800 block of Tajo Ave., peacefully passed away Feb. 15, 2010 at Autumn Care of Norfolk. She was born Jan. 27, 1917 in Norfolk, the only child of the late John Wheeler and Emma Bryant Wheeler. Mary was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and Virginia State College. She taught in the North Carolina and the Norfolk school systems, ending her 35-year career at Larrymore Elementary School. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk. At Grace, she was a Sunday school teacher, member of the Altar Guild, and Bible school teacher. Mary leaves to cherish her memory her devoted daughter, Beverly Newsome Hornsby; a loving son, Frank G. Newsome III (Renee); two grandsons, Frank IV and Eluid of Vancouver, Wash.; and a cousin, Lydia Thaxton of New York City. A funeral will be held at noon Saturday in Grace Episcopal Church, 140 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, with Father Harold Cobb presiding. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk. The family will receive friends and relatives Friday, Feb. 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hale Funeral Home. www. halefuneralhome.com. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery NEWSOME, MARY 3167 Section 22, Lot 240, Space WCtr 93, 02/20/2010 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/n/newsome14273gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb