Obituary of Katie Newsome Gray

KATIE NEWSOME GRAY

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 17, 2000 

Katie Newsome Gray, 90, died Sunday, July 16, 2000 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

Mrs. Gray was born in Newsoms, a daughter of the late David and Lou Barnes Newsome. She was the widow of Roy Lee Gray Sr. and a long time member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ. 

Survivors include two daughters, Joyce G. Sipiczky and her husband, Andrew, of Courtland, Phyllis G. Blythe and her husband, David, of Franklin; a son, Roy Lee Gray Jr. and his wife, Shelby, of Newsoms; three grandchildren, Roy Lee Gray III, Kathy G. Holt, David W. Gray; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by a brother, David Henry Newsome, and a number of half brothers and sisters. 

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Wright Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today and suggests that memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1290 Seminole Trail, Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA 22901, or Hunterdale United Church of Christ, 741 Hunterdale Road, Franklin, VA 23851. 
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B8


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––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Katie Newsome Gray, 90, of Newsoms, died 16 Jul 2000 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Roy Lee Gray Sr. and a longtime member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ.

A graveside service was held 18 Jul 2000 at Poplar Spring Cemetery, with arrangements by Wright Funeral Home in Franklin.

––– Transcript –––

KATIE NEWSOME GRAY

Katie Newsome Gray, 90, died Sunday, 16 July 2000 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

Mrs. Gray was born in Newsoms, a daughter of the late David and Lou Barnes Newsome. She was the widow of Roy Lee Gray Sr. and a long time member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ. 

Survivors include two daughters, Joyce G. Sipiczky and her husband, Andrew, of Courtland, Phyllis G. Blythe and her husband, David, of Franklin; a son, Roy Lee Gray Jr. and his wife, Shelby, of Newsoms; three grandchildren, Roy Lee Gray III, Kathy G. Holt, David W. Gray; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by a brother, David Henry Newsome, and a number of half brothers and sisters. 

A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday [18 July 2000] at Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family received friends at Wright Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday [17 July 2000] and suggested that memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1290 Seminole Trail, Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA 22901, or Hunterdale United Church of Christ, 741 Hunterdale Road, Franklin, VA 23851. 

––– Vital Statistics –––

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| Field | Value                                                          |
| Name  | Katie Newsome Gray                                             |
| Age   | 90                                                             |
| Birth | 1910 (estimated); Newsoms, Virginia                            |
| Death | 16 Jul 2000; Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Virginia |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                | Relationship       | Residence           |
| Katie Newsome Gray  | Decedent           | Newsoms, Virginia   |
| Roy Lee Gray Sr.    | Husband (deceased) | —                   |
| David Newsome       | Father (deceased)  | —                   |
| Lou Barnes Newsome  | Mother (deceased)  | —                   |
| Joyce G. Sipiczky   | Daughter           | Courtland, Virginia |
| Andrew Sipiczky     | Son-in-law         | Courtland, Virginia |
| Phyllis G. Blythe   | Daughter           | Franklin, Virginia  |
| David Blythe        | Son-in-law         | Franklin, Virginia  |
| Roy Lee Gray Jr.    | Son                | Newsoms, Virginia   |
| Shelby Gray         | Daughter-in-law    | Newsoms, Virginia   |
| Roy Lee Gray III    | Grandson           | —                   |
| Kathy G. Holt       | Granddaughter      | —                   |
| David W. Gray       | Grandson           | —                   |
| David Henry Newsome | Brother (deceased) | —                   |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value               |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia   |
| Name     | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Date     | 17 Jul 2000         |
| Edition  | FINAL               |
| Section  | LOCAL               |
| Page     | B8                  |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Longtime member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ  
• Birth name was Katie Newsome

[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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