Smith, Olivia Elizabeth

Birth Name Smith, Olivia Elizabeth
Gender female
Age at Death 91 years, 8 months, 13 days

Narrative

Parents:
Thomas Bartow Smith (1891 - 1938)
Sarah Adams Whaley Medlock (1899 - 1981)
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Find A Grave Memorial# 80765375
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Olivia "Libby" Smith Newsome, died Nov. 19, 2011.

She was born in Metter and was a long time resident of Statesboro.

She retired as a licensed practical nurse for many years and also at Georgia Southern University.

Mrs. Newsome was a foster parent to 12 different children and she enjoyed race walking and was part of the Young at Heart.

She was a member of Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church for about 60 years.

She was known for playing the piano by ear and had several books of poetry published.

Her parents, Thomas Bartow Smith and Sally Tate Whaley; husband, Beamon Roger Newsome; two brothers, Charlie Whaley Smith and Winford Bartow Smith; one sister, Emma Lou Smith; and two sons, Charles Randall Newsome and James Richard Newsome, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her three sons, Jerry (Juliet) Newsome, Lavon (Becky) Beamon Newsome, all of Statesboro, William "Billy" Roger (Grace) Newsome of Dawsonville; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; various other relatives also survive.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at the Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church with the Elders William Durrence and Randy Waters officiating.

The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.

Active pallbearers will be: Travis Zittrauer, Trevor Padgett, Les Walden, Justin Newsome, Gerry Newsome, Jeremy Newsome and Donovan Newsome. Honorary pallbearers will be: Evelyn Price, Terry Newsome and Jerry Roger Newsome.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 6 March 1920 Metter, Candler Co., Georgia, USA    
Death 19 November 2011 Statesboro, Bulloch Co., Georgia, USA    
Burial   Elmer Baptist Church Cmtry., Bulloch Co., Georgia, USA    

Families

Family of Newsome, Beamon Roger and Smith, Olivia Elizabeth

Unknown Partner Newsome, Beamon Roger ( * 14 August 1916 + 13 March 1962 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Newsome, Jerry Agan24 September 194213 March 2015
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 3318C195459291469EC1FD74D082DD257367
 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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Pedigree

    1. Smith, Olivia Elizabeth
      1. Newsome, Beamon Roger
        1. Newsome, Jerry Agan