Newsome, Benjamin Owen

1914 - 2003  (89 years)

• Name	Newsome, Benjamin Owen
  Nickname	Bud
  Born	30 Mar 1914	Phenix City, Lee, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Fell and hit head.
  Military	United States Army
  OCCU	Fire Fighter
  RELI	1948-2003	Eastern Heights Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia
  Buried	Aug 2003	Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia
  Died	14 Aug 2003	Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia   [1]
  Person ID	I84	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Newsome, Joseph Fletcher,   b. 31 Jan 1874, Phenix City, Lee, Alabama ,   d. 19 Jan 1951, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Statham, Rosa Lavada,   b. 02 Oct 1878, Phenix City, Lee, Alabama ,   d. 24 Nov 1926, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama  (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Jul 1893
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Powers, Frances
  Married	23 Dec 1939
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Newsome, Benjamin Owen Grave Location: Mausoleum Section, Lot 40

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] The Phenix Citizen (Reliability: 3). Benjamin Owen Newsome March 30, 1914 - August 14, 2003 Benjamin Owen Newsome, 89, of Midland, died Thursday, August 14 in St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 17 in Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel. Dr. LeBron Matthews and Rev. David Helms will officiate with a private interment in Parkhill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Deacons of Easter Heights Baptist Church and members of Columbus Fire Department. The family will receive friends this evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Newsome was born March 30, 1914 in Phenix City, Ala., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Newsome. He was a lifelong resident of Columbus and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member and deacon emeritus of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Newsome retired from City of Columbus Fire Department as District Fire Chief after 28 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Anna Frances Newsome of Midland; three daughters, Pat Mansell of Cataula, Ga., Joan Rodgers of Smiths, Ala., and Susan Wooldridge of Midland; a sister, Wilma Widdon of Columbus; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eastern Heights Baptist Church.