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Harold Newsom Obituary

HAROLD "PUD" NEWSOM, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025. He was born January 17, 1945. He was a 1963 graduate of South Webster High School. He is preceded in death by wife, Judith, of 42 years. He had a career as a conductor for the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Harold is survived by daughter Joan (Christopher) Jones of Parrish, FL. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 27, 2025 from 1-2 p.m. Funeral service with Military Honors immediately following at 2:00 p.m, located at Daehler Mortuary, 915 Ninth Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Celebration-of-life meal will follow at Berean Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Daehler Mortuary or SOMC Hospice. Please visit www.fcdaehlermortuary.com to leave a special memory or condolences for his family.

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Published by The Daily Times on Dec. 31, 2025.

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