Newsome, Richard H.

1927 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	Newsome, Richard H.
  Born	20 Feb 1927	Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 2002	Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
  Buried	12 Oct 2002	Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Smiths Station, Lee, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I23229	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2004

  
  

  Father	Newsome, Alton Otis Senior,   b. 06 Jan 1895, Phenix City, Lee, Alabama ,   d. 22 Mar 1976, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	McCollum, Ruby Pearl,   b. 01 Aug 1900, , , Alabama ,   d. 07 Nov 1982, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	27 May 1917	Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia
  Family ID	F7943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Newsome, Richard H.

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] The Phenix Citizen (Reliability: 3), Thursday, 17 Oct 2002. RICHARD H. NEWSOME, SR. Feb. 20, 1927 - Oct. 10, 2002 Richard H. Newsome, Sr. died at his Price Road home in Phenix City at the age of 75. Retired from Civil Service at Fort Benning, Ga., he was an U.S. Army verteran who served his country in World War II. He was a deacon of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Smiths Station, Ala., and was born in Russell County, the son of Alton Otis Newsome, Sr. and Ruby Pearl McCollum Newsome. Preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Pearl Milner, he is survived by his wife Pauline Newsome, Phenix City; two daughters, Margaret Newsome of Smiths Station and Betty Jane Redmond, Dothan, Ala.; a son Richard H. Newsome, Jr. Douglasville, Ga.; five sisters, Ruth Pulsifer, Sacramento, Calif., Jessie Bush, Ashland, Ala., Carolyn Evans, Evelyn Acton and Mary Donaldson, all of Phenix City; four brothers, Alton Otis Newsome, Jr., Dan Newsome, both of Phenix City and Ralph and Roy Newsome, both of Georgiana, Ala.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Newsome were held Oct. 12 at Vance Memorial Chapel, the Reverends Mark Redmond and John Rigby officiating. Interment followed at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery. Those wishing to honor his memory may make contributions to Philadelphia Baptist Church Building Fund on Mullins Road, Smiths Station, Ala., 36877 or Vista Care Hospice, 3803 Macon Road, Columbus, Ga. 31909. Vance Memorial Chapel