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Alice Russell Newsom

1934 - 2025

Alice Russell Newsom obituary, 1934-2025, Oxford, NC

BORN

1934

DIED

2025

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Brooks & White Funeral Home and Crematory - Roxboro

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Roxboro, North Carolina

Alice Newsom Obituary

Alice Russell Newsom, 91, of 1741 Berea Rd., Rougemont, died Thursday, September 25, 2025. Born in Granville County, Mrs. Newsom was the daughter of the late Hugh N. and Janie Whitt Russell. She was preceded in death by her siblings, James Russell and Laura Moss. Mrs. Newsom worked in the resort and hospitality industries nation wide, having met several celebrities during her time in California. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Mrs. Newsom is survived by her husband, Fred Newsom; her children, Faye Dawson (Tom), Michael Brown and Garry Brown (Zoila), all of Tampa, FL; her step-daughter, Patricia; her beloved grandchildren, Ashley Mallett, of Ohio, Karly Ziegler, of Missouri and Jennifer Brown, of Virginia; her specially beloved great-grandchildren, Riley, Maggie, Charlie and Vaughn; and her dog, Maggie.

Graveside services will be held 3PM Monday, September 29, 2025 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery by the Dr. M. David Chambers.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Ledger News on Sep. 29, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Alice Newsom

Sep

29

Graveside service

3:00 p.m.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1171 US HWY 158, Oxford, NC 27565

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Brooks & White Funeral Home and Crematory - Roxboro

907 Durham Road P.O. Box 1135, Roxboro, NC 27573

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