Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Newsome, Essie E. Edwards, 1968 

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ESSIE ESTELLE EDWARDS NEWSOME

   DREWRYVILLE - A funeral service for Mrs. Essie Edwards Newsome was 
conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, Drewryville, 
by the Rev. Daniel Spell.  Burial was in Drewryville Cemetery.

   Mrs. Newsome, 78, died in her home Sunday afternoon.

   A native of Southampton County, she was the widow of Charlie L. Newsome 
and a daughter of George Henry and Mrs. Mary A. Edwards.

   She was a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church.

   Surviving are two sons, C.L. Newsome Jr. of San Diego, Calif. and James E. 
Newsome of Drewryville; a daughter, Mrs. John R. Rogieski of Tampa, Fla.; two 
sisters, Mrs. William J. Spain Sr. of Drewryville and Mrs. J.J. Lee of Rocky 
Mount, N.C.; two brothers, Sam E. Edwards and Irving Edwards of Adams Grove; 
three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.


Essie Estelle (EDWARDS; Mrs. Charlie L. Sr.) NEWSOME, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 24 Mar 1968, at home, Drewryville, age 78, 
interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 
   27 Mar 1968, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 28, 1968, p. 5 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Drewryville list (D-21): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt 

Her husband's obits ("Tidewater News" & "Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 1964), 
   with their marriage record appended, are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/n250c1ob.txt 


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