Donald "Don" G. Newsome, Sr.

Donald G. Newsome, Sr. Thomson, GA-Mr. Donald G. "Don" Newsome, Sr., 81, of South Lake Drive entered into rest May 30, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta.

Don was born in Cottonton, Alabama to the late H. C. Newsome and the late Mary McLendon Newsome. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP. Don graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Industrial Management and was hired by Thomson Company in 1957, where he worked for many years and was the Vice President of Operations, until moving to Clarkesville, GA, in 1985. There he enjoyed a second career in real estate development in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. He and his wife, Patricia returned to Thomson in 2000 for their retirement. He was ordained as a deacon at Clarkesville Baptist Church and was serving as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Thomson where he was a faithful and devoted member. He was a member of Gideon's International. Until his death, he served on the McDuffie County DFCS Board and the University Hospital McDuffie Foundation Board.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 56 years, Patricia K. Newsome; sons, Donald G. Newsome, Jr. of Decatur, GA, Mike Newsome and wife, Lisa of Thomson, GA; brothers, Chester Newsome and wife, Camille of Atlanta, GA, Gary Newsome of Phenix City, AL; sisters, Gail Mullis of Smiths, AL, Jenell Hebert of Gahanna, Ohio and grandchildren, Melisa Newsome of Atlanta, GA and Shannon Newsome of Thomson, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock, a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Thomson with Rev. David Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. It is the family's desire that memorial contributions be made to Gideon's International, P. O. Box 1773, Thomson, GA 30824. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Georgia is in charge.