Maude Carolyn Newsom, 88, of Maryville, TN departed this life on November 25, 2019 surrounded by family at her home. She was a 1951 graduate of Porter High School, and attended Pellissippi State. She retired from TSA at the Knoxville Airport and went on to care for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by: husband, Evan Newsom; parents, Tom & Hattie Costner; daughter, Sheila Turney; sister, Katherine Hall; brothers, Ernest and Johnny Costner. She is survived by: daughters, Melody Pruett, Tammy Teall, Kimberly Stokes, Tracey Land (Tracy); 12 grandkids; 25 great-grandkids; 4 great-great-grandkids. Family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:00 Noon, Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Smith West Chapel. Funeral service will be at 12:00 Noon with Chaplain Scott Payne and Tracy Land (son-in-law) officiating. Interment will be at 1:00 PM, Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Clark’s Grove Cemetery. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.
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