Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gray, Katie E. Newsome, 2000 

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KATIE NEWSOME GRAY 

  Katie Newsome Gray, 90, died Sunday, July 16, 2000 at Southampton Memorial 
Hospital. 

  Mrs. Gray was born in Newsoms, a daughter of the late David and Lou Barnes 
Newsome.  She was the widow of Roy Lee Gray Sr. and a long time member of 
Hunterdale United Church of Christ. 

  Survivors include two daughters, Joyce G. Sipiczky and her husband, Andrew, 
of Courtland, Phyllis G. Blythe and her husband, David, of Franklin; a son, 
Roy Lee Gray Jr. and his wife, Shelby, of Newsoms; three grandchildren, Roy 
Lee Gray III, Kathy G. Holt, David W. Gray; and six great-grandchildren.  Mrs. 
Gray was preceded in death by a brother, David Henry Newsome, and a number of 
half brothers and sisters. 

  A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at Wright Funeral Home from 7 to 
8:30 p.m. today and suggests that memorials be made to the American Diabetes 
Association, 1290 Seminole Trail, Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA 22901, or 
Hunterdale United Church of Christ, 741 Hunterdale Road, Franklin, VA 23851. 


Katie Estelle (NEWSOME; Mrs. Roy L. Sr.) GRAY, 
b. 31 Mar 1910, Southampton Co., d. 16 Jul 2000, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 226*), Franklin, 
   18 Jul 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), July 17, 2000, B8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Her father d. 30 Mar 1919, and was buried in Newsoms - site uncertain. 
   Added to the NEWSOME family cemetery, "Cedar Lane," Newsoms. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-63): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 
   Also added to Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (N-47): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 2, 1954, II-3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g600r3ob.txt 

Their daughter Mary Emily d. 19 Jan 1930, age 13 days, and was buried in 
   Newsoms.  Also added to Hollywood list (N-37). 


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