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Sr. Edward Newsome
d. December 22, 2008
Wakefield
Curtis Edward Newsome, Sr., 83, a resident of Wakefield, died Monday,
December 22, 2008. Born November 8, 1925 in Surry County, he was the son
of the late Curtis A. Newsome and Myrtle Edwards Newsome Logan.
He drove a truck for Bracey & Johnson Oil Company in Ivor and also for Beale
Packing Company. He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church and served in the US
NAVY during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Ann Wells Newsome; two
daughters, Mary Lou Cash, and husband, Lyle of Ivor, Judy Ulmer of Prince
George; three sons, Harry S. Newsome and wife, Lisa of Waverly, Curtis E.
Newsome, Jr. and wife, Claudia of Ivor, and Casper W. Newsome of Wakefield;
nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Alice N.
Gwaltney, Mildred Mae Newsome, both of Waverly; a brother, George P. Logan and wife, Judith of St. Marys, GA; sister in law, Ada May Newsome of Ivor; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Clarence "Curly" Newsome.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 26, 2008 at 1PM at J.T.
Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel. Burial with military honors
will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk. Memorial donations may be made to
the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 228, Ivor, VA 23866. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home on the day of the service (Friday)
from 11AM to 1PM. The family is being served by J.T. Morriss & Son,
Wakefield Chapel in Wakefield. Condolences may be registered with
jtmorriss.com.
Curtis Edward Newsome, Sr., 83, a resident of Wakefield, died Monday,
December 22, 2008. Born November 8, 1925 in Surry County, he was the son
of the late Curtis A. Newsome and Myrtle Edwards Newsome Logan.
He drove a truck for Bracey & Johnson Oil Company in Ivor and also for Beale
Packing Company. He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church and served in the US
NAVY during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Ann Wells Newsome; two
daughters, Mary Lou Cash, and husband, Lyle of Ivor, Judy Ulmer of Prince
George; three sons, Harry S. Newsome and wife, Lisa of Waverly, Curtis E.
Newsome, Jr. and wife, Claudia of Ivor, and Casper W. Newsome of Wakefield;
nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Alice N.
Gwaltney, Mildred Mae Newsome, both of Waverly; a brother, George P. Logan and wife, Judith of St. Marys, GA; sister in law, Ada May Newsome of Ivor; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Clarence "Curly" Newsome.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 26, 2008 at 1PM at J.T.
Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel. Burial with military honors
will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk. Memorial donations may be made to
the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 228, Ivor, VA 23866. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home on the day of the service (Friday)
from 11AM to 1PM. The family is being served by J.T. Morriss & Son,
Wakefield Chapel in Wakefield. Condolences may be registered with
jtmorriss.com.
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