William Newsome Jr. of Ben Wheeler, TX went home to be with his heavenly father on November 2, 2015 at the age of 69. William was born on November 06, 1945 in Red Jacket, West Virginia to William Newsome Sr. and Emma Jean Cooper Newsome. He is survived by his son, Michael and wife Barbara Lawson, daughters, Tammy and husband Richard Bond, Priscilla and husband Tony Snowden, Brenda and husband Gary Brombereck, sister Martha Jane Newsome and a host of nieces, nephews and friends in West Virginia, and sisters Brenda Sue Newsome and Kay Hatfield, brother Rush Newsome, 32 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy Newsome, parents William and Emma Newsome, sons Jack Newsome and John Lawson Jr., and brother Eugene Newsome Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 6 to 8pm at Huckabee-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff, TX Service will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Huckabee-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff, TX Clergy: Bro. Johnson Interment will follow at Post Oak Cemetery in Malakoff, TX.