Dear Diary Sunday...

My cousin, Sharon, has moved on to a better place where she is no longer in pain. What an amazing woman she was and she will stay forever in my heart as probably the strongest woman I have ever known.

Sharon Lee Newsome
Sharon Lee Newsome 1951 ~ 2008 WEST JORDAN - Sharon Lee Newsome, 57, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008 at her home. She was born on February 16, 1951 to Edgar Thomas Thorp and LaVonne Delores Clark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sharon married Dennis Lee Newsome on February 14, 1969 in Cyprus, California. Our mother devoted her life to her husband and family. She took part in all her children and grandchildren's lives and activities. She was always helping others who were in need of a helping hand. She was selfless, giving to others even while she was sick. She was the strongest person we knew. Such a fighter and never giving up. She taught all of us a very important lesson in that area and something we can take and use throughout our lives. She made all of us proud and she will be dearly missed. She is survived by her husband, Dennis, her father, Bill Book, one son, Rick and wife, Holly Newsome, Three Forks, MT; two daughters, Leianna and husband, David Palmer, Taylorsville, UT; Heather and Brandon Scoffield, Ogden, UT; and eighteen grandchildren. Also surviving are four sisters, Linda, Patricia, Deborah, Terri, and one brother, Tom. Sharon was preceded in death by her mother, Dee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Westbrook 3rd Ward Chapel, 6500 S Dixie Drive, West Jordan, Utah. Friends and family may call at the Ward Chapel on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Arrangements under the direction of Aaron's Mortuary & Crematory, 1600 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT. Condolences may be extended to the family at aarons@relia.net