Anise Newsome Williams

WILLIAMS, Anise Newsome, 87, of Henrico, Va., died Friday, October 3, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph R. and Annie M. Newsome of Branchville, Va.; and her brother, Joseph R. Newsome Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Gwendolyn B. Steinbrecher and husband, Robert; son, Grover G. Barnett Jr. and wife, Sharon; grandchildren, Shelia Steinbrecher, Terese Steinbrecher, James Barnett, and Kenneth Barnett; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Vick of Capron, Va., Josie Gay of Seaboard, N.C., and Erma Scott of Boykins, Va.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Anise was an entrepreneur and a woman before her time. She taught her family many lessons, the greatest of all, survival. She is remembered by all who even met her. She was a lifelong member of Eastern Star Chapter Branch Spencer #11. A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Boykins Baptist Church, Boykins, Va., with interment at Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, Va.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.