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Submitted: 11/4/12 • Approved: 9/18/20 • Last Updated: 9/21/20 • R777690-G777690-S3
Leslie 04 Jan 1926 - 20 Sept 1995
Wilma 16 Jan 1929 - 17 Sept 2020
Marriage: 31 Oct 1947
Leslie Avery "Babe" Newsom John Franklin Newsom and Cannie (Riggs) Newsom. Wilma "Jean" (Clements) Newsom daughter of Finander Childers Clements and Dora (Simpson) Clements.
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Wilma "Jean" Newsom - McNabb Funeral Home January 16, 1929 - September 17, 2020
Wilma "Jean" Newsom, 91, of Pocahontas, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Jean was born January 16, 1929 in Walnut Ridge to Finander Childers and Dora Simpson Clements.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie A. "Babe" Newsom.
Jean is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends.
Visitation will be Sunday, September 20, 2020, from 4-6 P.M. with services Monday, September 21, 2020 at 10 A.M. in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home. Burial will follow services at the Masonic Cemetery.
To follow the directives of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, masks covering the mouth and nose are required for all persons in Arkansas for all indoor and outdoor settings, with exposure to non-household members where social distancing cannot be assured. Those attending will also be asked to sign a contact registry and maintain a social distance.
Obituary used with permission McNabb Funeral Home Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas. Published 17 Sept 2020 © McNabb Family Funeral Homes
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