Linda Eary Whitfield Newsome, age 88, of Baldwin, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of October 6, 2022.
Born on June 7, 1934, to the late Joe and May Whitfield, she quickly became a motherly figure to all that surrounded her. Though she only had three grandchildren, she was like a grandmother to many more ‘youngins’ that she had the privilege to keep. Before going to meet the Lord, she was introduced to her second great-grandchild.
Though she had a long battle with dementia, she never lost what her true nature was. She was loving, she was caring and she was sweet till the Lord said it was time for her to come home. Now she knows us and we will never have to worry about someone watching over us again because we all know she is looking down and saying “y’all get some more bread”.
Surviving in her loving memory includes her husband, Lilburn Newsome; daughter and son-in-law Theresa and Shawn Buckley; daughter Samantha Smith; grandchildren Ryan Smith and his wife Heather Smith, Kristin Smith and Christopher Buckley; great-grandchildren Houston Kytle and Taten Smith and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Dr. Brian James and Dr. Kenneth Franklin officiating. Interment will follow in the Broad River Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the funeral home prior to the service.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Level Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 416, Cornelia, Georgia 30531, or to the Charity of One’s Choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
