Ben Harrison Newsome, Jr. Obituary (1935

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Ben Newsome, Jr. Mr. Ben Newsome, age 82, of Kent, Indiana entered this life on October 10, 1935 in Letcher County, Kentucky, the loving son of the late Ben, Sr. and Clady Tackett Newsome. He was raised in Whitesburg, Kentucky, moving to Jefferson County, Indiana in the 1950s, and graduating from the Lexington High School in Lexington, Indiana. He was united in marriage to Ida Mae Fugate on October 12, 1956 and this union of nearly 60 years was blessed with one son, Keith and one daughter, Monica. He worked for several building supply and contract sale companies for over forty years beginning with; Dunlap, Southwest Forestry Industries, and retiring from Wolohan Lumber Company. He was also a licensed real estate agent, and was affiliated with Hoosier Hills Real Estate. Ben was a faithful member of the Solid Rock Community Church near Deputy, Indiana where he served as a deacon and enjoyed fellowship with his church family. He also enjoyed music, woodworking and watching his favorite television shows. Ben died on Monday, May 14, 2018, at his residence in Kent, Indiana.Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY Ben will be missed by his loving son, Keith Newsome and his wife, Nanette of Hanover, Indiana; his loving daughter, Monica New of Hanover, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Alicia, Aaron, Karla, and Derek; his adoring great grandchildren, Brandon, Bryanna, and Deven; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben Sr. and Clady Tackett Newsome, his beloved wife of nearly sixty years wife, Ida Mae Fugate Newsome died February 9, 2016, his grandson, Andrew Wayne Richards died September 21, 2011, his brother and sisters, Ernest Newsome, Debbie Bowling, and Dora Larison and his step mother, Marguerite McIntyre Newsome. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 10:30 a,m., by Pastor Mike Shuler at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive on Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Kent Cemetery in Kent, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Solid Rock Community Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ben Harrison Newsome, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.