Victoria Leeanne Newsome

Victoria LeeAnne Newsome, age 8, of Valdosta, died on Sunday, November 6, 2005 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Valdosta on April 29, 1997, to Lee and Margaret Anne Newsome. Victoria was many things to many different people. She was a beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend. Victoria was a ray of sunshine. Throughout her difficult illness she kept a wonderful attitude and was very strong. Victoria always thought of others, she never complained and she loved her family deeply.
Victoria was proud of her many accomplishments. She was proud of loosing two teeth at the same time, she was proud to have been a flower girl, she was proud when she learned to swim, ride a bike and skip a bar on the monkey bars at school. She was proud to be line leader in kindergarten, Mrs. Pumpkin in the class play, and of her successful modeling career. She was proud to learn to dance and to be a cheerleader for her brother, Travis. And later, she was proud when she learned to crawl, stand, walk, swim, write, eat, drink and dress herself all over again. She loved the color purple, flowers, broccoli and cheese, Mary-Kate and Ashley movies, Sponge Bob, The Fairly Odd Parents, Dora, Hello Kitty, Rhett Akins and Mercy Me. She liked to dig in the sand and look for seashells at the beach and she liked to go to the races with her daddy and “her kids”. She said many times that Jesus was taking care of her. She will be terribly missed and will live in the hearts of her family forever.
She is survived by her parents, Lee and Margaret Anne Newsome, of Valdosta; her sister, Krista Newsome, of Valdosta; her two brothers, Travis Newsome and Ronnie Newsome, both of Valdosta; maternal grandparents, Bill & Lucille Sineath, of Valdosta, and Peggy Anderson of Valdosta; paternal grandfather, Frank Newsome of Moultrie; great grandmothers, Mrs. John Q. Sineath, and Mrs. Robert P. Anderson, both of Valdosta; great grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Warren, of Valdosta. Also surviving are aunts & uncles, Martiele & David Franklin, of Ponte Vedra, FL, Chris & Amy Newsome of Valdosta, Andy & Rebecca Newsome of Moultrie, Austin McLeod of Valdosta, Liz Lloyd of Valdosta, and Sadie Fraleigh of Dallas, TX; great aunts and great uncles, Debra & Ronnie Lieupo, Jackie & Roger Austin, Robin Stuckey, Pam & Steve Barrow, Martiele & Michael Schroder, Monique & Jim Sineath, Anne & Jack Sineath, Marjorie & Ronnie Anderson, and Bob Anderson, Bunker and Cindy Newsome, Carolyn Newsome and Bobbie Jean Wilkes; a great-great aunt, Dr. Martiele Turner; and thirty-one cousins. Victoria is preceded in death by a grandmother, Victoria Banks, two great grandfathers, Mr. John Q. Sineath and Mr. Robert P. Anderson and her great-great grandparents, Catherine & Carl Banks, great uncles, Paul Newsome, Randall Wilkes and a great-great uncle, Dr. Philip Chastain.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2005, at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Rev. Brian Sayre will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery after the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Valwood School, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta c/o AFLAC Cancer Center, 1687 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329, Attn: Diane Vaughn; or the Victoria Newsome Fund, c/o First State Bank. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home



Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602