Evelyn Emeline Newsom Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral service for Evelyn Richardson Newsom, 67, of Sicily Island, LA will be held at Comer Funeral Home in Ferriday, LA on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 12 noon with Bill Harrell officiating. Interment will follow to Highland Park Cemetery in Sicily Island, under the direction of Comer Funeral Home. Evelyn was born on December 1, 1951 in Ferriday, LA and passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Promise Hospital in Shreveport, LA after a lengthy illness and hospital stay. She was a homemaker and was known in the community for her knowledge of repairing and rebuilding computers. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband- James Newsom; father- Alex P. Ferrell; mother- Bessie Rae Ferrell; infant son- Quentin Bain Harper; brother- Lyle Richardson; and sister- Leslie Whitlow. She is survived by 3 sons- Jackie Harper, Jr. & his wife Linda of Sicily Island, LA, Thomas Harper of Ferriday, LA, and Raymond Harper of Houston, TX; 2 sisters- Melissa Baczewski of Pasadena, TX and Shelby Whisenhunt of Conroe, TX; 7 grandchildren- Danelle Boothe, April Sanders, Ronald Powers, Quentin Harper, Cecelia Harper, Aubrey Harper, & Jasmine Lee; and 9 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jackie Harper, Jr., Vance Richardson, Sr., Vance Richardson, Jr., Jacob Richardson, Jessie Lee, and Jody Sanders. The family would like to receive friends at Comer Funeral Home on Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 5PM until 8PM. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.comerfh.com

Evelyn Emeline Newsom

July 11, 2019

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