Margaret C Newton

Margaret Cox Newton, 82, of Henderson, NC passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Cox and Lena Riggan Cox. She was the widow of John Henry Newton Sr.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sossamon Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Conducted by Pastor Robert Newton and Dr. Cecil Newton. Interment will follow at Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include three daughters, Alice Newton Jones (Leslie), Wanda Newton and Rhonda Newton (Richard); one son, John Curtis Newton (Wanda); eleven grandchildren, Andrew Caldwell Jones, Allen Michael Jones, Brittany Newton, Bryanna Wilson, Tyler Wilson, Renee Abbott, Julie Keeton, Richard Sanford III, John Curtis Newton Jr, Daniel Newton and Gennie Newton; twenty-two great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and extended family. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Adelle Pulliam and Maurie Thomas; and four brothers, Bennie Lee Cox, Willie Cox, Roy Cox and Billy Cox.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on the day of the service from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. At other times they will be at the home.

Pallbearers will be John Curtis Newton Jr, Daniel Lee Newton, Richard Sanford III, Tyler Wilson, Josh Abbott and Travis Keeton.

Arrangements are by Sossamon Funeral Home of Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.sossamonfuneralhome.com.