Verna Irene Newsam was born August 19, 1912, at Hartington, Nebraska, to Frank and Effie (Cressy) Newsam.  As a child she moved with her parents to a farm-ranch northeast of Murdo.  She grew up on the farm-ranch and attended rural school in that area prior to graduating from Murdo High School.

As a young lady, Verna worked with her father in the operation of her mother's homestead, located northeast of Murdo.

Verna was united in marriage to Alvah "Babe" Reynolds on April 24, 1943, at Pierre, South Dakota.  They made their home on a farm-ranch north of Murdo which they operated until April of 1993 when they retired and moved into Murdo.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Alvah "Babe" Reynolds of Murdo; a son, Lyle Reynolds of Greeley, Colorado; three daughters, Charlene Ortman of Sioux Falls, Linda Sperry of Marietta, Georgia, and Lea Reynolds of Elk Point, South Dakota; five grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Newsam of Murdo and Fred Newsam of Apache Junction, Arizona; three sisters, Vera Anderson of Spearfish, Beryl Noldner and Edyth Noldner, both of Murdo; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Verna was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Opal Anderson.

The family request memorials be directed to the American Cancer Society.

Memorial Services
Tuesday, January 31, 1995
10:00 a.m. (CST)
United Methodist Church
Murdo, South Dakota

Officiating
Reverend John Price
Reverend Wayne Tieszen

Music
Lois Jaide - Organist
United Methodist Church Choir
"Beyond the Sunet"
"One Day at a Time"

Ushers
Tuffy Sayler - Bernard Strait

Honorary Pallbearers
All relatives and friends in attendance

Inurnment at a Later Date
Murdo Cemetery
Murdo, South Dakota