Mattie Jewell Newsom

FORT WORTH -- Mattie Jewell Newsom, 94, passed away Friday, July 8, 2005 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday in White's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Springtown Cemetery. Visitation: one hour prior to service. Memorials: In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Hospice or your favorite charity. Mattie Jewell Newsom was born May 19, 1911 in Springtown to Thomas and Mattie Young Newsom. She was a dedicated school teacher for 45 years. She taught in Fort Worth for 34 years and also in Germany, France and Japan after WWII. Survivors: Sisters, Ruby Lee McClung of Bridgeport. Imarie Parsons of Silver Springs, MD; sister-in-law, Ila Belle Newsom of Ft. Worth; and 16 nieces and nephews.