Bobbie Newsom

Wedgefield, SC... Bobbie Sanford Newsom, 85, beloved wife of the late Harry Harvey "Pop" Newsom, Jr., died on Friday, May 15, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 27, 1930 in Brownsville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Williamson Sanford and Frances Amanda King Sanford. Resident of Wedgefield since 1971, who with "Pop" owned Newsom's Grocery, and served on the Wedgefield Volunteer Fire Department. Prior to that, as a military wife of 20 years at different times lived on both the East and West Coast and Europe. She worked in the accounts receivable and accounts payable departments at both McChord AFB and Shaw AFB and retired as the office manager and internal auditor at Copeland Insurance Agency. Her keen wit, striking blue eyes, infectious laugh, and always welcoming embrace will be lovingly remembered by all that knew her. She was a member of the Wedgefield Presbyterian Church. Surviving are: two daughters, Elizabeth Kornfeld and her husband Sam of Knoxville, TN and Rose M. Sestokas of Wedgefield, SC; son, Harry Harvey Newsom, III and his wife Anne of Tacoma, WA; sister, Jane Ireland of Collier, TN; brother, Sam S. Sanford of NC; sister-in-law, Ruth Coltart of Destin FL; and brother-in-law, Richard Newsom of Niceville, FL; four grandchildren, Terrance Sestokas, Matt Sestokas, Melissa Green and Amanda Newsom, and seven great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, John Alton Newsom; three sisters, Rozelle Harrison, Bessie Cresap, and Anne Baird and two brothers, John Sanford and Jim Sanford. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 23, 2015 in the Trinity Cemetery, Nutbush, TN. Memorials may be made to the Wedgefield Presbyterian Church, PO Box 36, Wedgefield, SC 29168.