Jessie H. Stanford Newsome, 94, of Plant City, died Dec. 22, 2016, at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace.
She was born June 24, 1922, in Brandon to Gus and Bertha Stanford. She was a graduate of Brandon High School. She loved her family very much and worked at Sip and Smack, Scoggins and Dianna’s Super Outlet to provide for them as a single mom. She was a loving mother, sister, aunt and the best mother-in-law a person could have. She will be greatly missed by her family, who takes comfort that she is in the good Lord’s hands now.
She is survived by her daughter, Norma Jean Newsome Reynolds (Ross), of Plant City; son, Barney Ross “Buddy” Newsome (Patty), of Dade City; nieces, Mary Hobson (Leon), of Lakeland and Betty Hollander, of California; nephews, Bob Packard (Barbara), of Cape Coral, Richard Packard (Cathy), of California and Bill Packard, of Tampa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Rosalie Rowe, Pearl Packard and Lena Calhoun.
The family would like to give special thanks to her caregivers, Tina Whitesell, Nancy Morgan, Sandra Crosby, Sissy and the entire staff of Solaris Health Care in Plant City and Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace.
A celebration of life was held Dec. 28, 2016, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Committal followed at Memorial Park Cemetery, Plant City.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to LifePath Hospice, c/o Charters Health, 12470 Telecom Drive, Suite 300 W., Temple Terrace, Florida 33637.
Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.