Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Newsome, Thomas H., 1947 

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THOMAS HENRY NEWSOME

   Thomas Henry Newsome, 63, a well known resident of the Newsoms 
community, died Sunday morning at his home after a long illness.

   He was the son of the late David and Fannie Hayes Newsome of 
Gates County, N.C., and a member of the Newsoms Baptist Church.

   Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lida Wiggins Newsome of Newsoms; two 
brothers, Paul Newsome of Newsoms and David Newsome of Franklin; four 
sisters, Mrs. M.E. Johnson of Newsoms, Mrs. J.F. Flythe of Portsmouth, 
Mrs. W.T. Lassiter of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and Mrs. Roy L. Gray of 
Franklin; and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the 
graveside in Newsoms cemetery, Rev. Mr.  Hughes, pastor of the Newsoms 
Baptist Church, officiateing.

   The pallbearers were R.H. Newsome, Garnette Newsome, Clarence 
Newsome, Guy Johnson, L.D. Story, and J.P. Coggsdale.


Thomas Henry NEWSOME, 
Gates Co., NC native, d. 18 May 1947, Newsoms, age 63, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 19 May 1947, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 23, 1947, p. 9 

*His father may also be buried there, unmarked. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-47): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His father may instead be buried in a NEWSOME family cemetery, in Newsoms. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-63): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 


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