Charles Willis Newsom was born on December 1, 1917 in Brownwood to Shelby Young Newsom and Eula Jenkins Breed. He married Bessie Harper on November 22, 1942 in San Angelo. Willis and Bessie were long time residents of Brown County where they farmed, ranched and harvested grain. He served his country as a Sergeant in the Army Air Force.
Willis is survived by his two children, Wayne Newsom and wife, Gladys of Belton, and Mary Ann Hamblin and husband, Charles R. of Bryan. Also left behind to cherish his memory are his grandchildren: Angela Mae Mitchell of Hutto, Charles William Newsom of Missoula, Montana, Amelia Ann Newsom of Temple, Deborah Marie Paden of Ennis, Tara Wall of Livingston, and Jarod Hamblin of Biloxi, Mississippi; his great grandchildren: Jacob R. Mitchell, Austin Charles Mitchell, Jared Mitchell, Kaitlyn Wall, Jonathan Wall, and Avarie Marie Hamblin.
Willis was predeceased by his mother and father, his step-mother Minnie Lee Tatum Newsom, his step-brothers Charles and Lester Spellman, and his wife, Bessie.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Blaylock Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmie Mize officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Point Cemetery. Pall Bearers will be David R. Mitchell, Jacob R. Mitchell, William Newsom, Jared Mitchell, Austin Mitchell, Timothy Paden and Charles R. Hamblin. Honorary Pall Bearer will be Henry Storey. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Friends may sign the guestbook at www.blaylockfuneralhome.com. Arrangements under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home.
