Williamson obituaries/memorials, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Williamson, Annie Hayden 24 Apr 2002 Apr 2002 Don Johnson Williamson, Eloise Westbrook 22 Dec 2004 Dec 2004 Jerry Nelson Williamson, Elvy Young 26 Sep 2002 Oct 2002 Don Johnson Williamson, James 26 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Jerry Nelson Williamson, Lula Mae Jackson 20 Mar 2008 Mar 2008 Jerry Nelson Williamson, Max Forbes 5 Oct 2002 Oct 2002 Don Johnson Williamson, Myrtis Marie (Sister Mary George) d. 30 Nov 1999 Mar 2001 Don Johnson Williamson, Patti Graham 3 Oct 2005 Oct 2005 Jerry Nelson ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 4/24/2002 WILLIAMSON, ANNIE HAYDEN New Orleans - Annie Hayden Williamson, 86, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at her home. She was a native of Independence. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia B. Guidry of Marrero; one son, Elmer E. Ballow of Amite; two step- daughters, Earline Harrington of Baton Rouge and Helen Silva of Amite; one step- son, Harry Williamson of Amite; 21 grandchildren and numerous great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Williamson; and her parents, Elmer and Alice Toney Hayden. Visitation will be Thursday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 10 a.m. until Warren Fortenberry conducts the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Ford Cemetery. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 12/22/2004 WILLIAMSON, ELOISE WESTBROOK Eloise was born in Natalbany Sept. 16, 1920, and passed on to be with the Lord Dec. 20, 2004. She was living in Arlington, Texas, with her daughter and son-in-law, Tommye Lynn Goodwin and Herman E. Goodwin Jr. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, from noon Thursday, Dec. 23, until service at 2 p.m. Burial in Kirkwood Cemetery, Zachary. Eloise graduated from Baker High School, Baker, completed nurses training at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, and completed business training at Draughn Business School in Baton Rouge. Eloise served as a nurse in the U.S. Navy during World War II, achieving the rank of lieutenant. She was a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and past president of the BPW. She held positions of responsibility for several organizations including the Louisiana State Department of Agriculture, where she worked as an accountant and purchaser for about 30 years. She also worked for TG&Y variety store in Baker for about 20 years, much of which was concurrent with her work at the Department of Agriculture. Eloise was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde W. Williamson, and her son, Clyde W. "Snooky" Williamson Jr. She is survived by two daughters, Tommye Lynn Goodwin of Arlington and Judy Anne Poche of Sherman, Texas; sons-in-law, Herman E. Goodwin Jr. and Gordon James Poche; three grandsons, Marlon Dale Goodwin, John Wayne Williamson and Gunnar James Williamson; six granddaughters, Robin Kaye Bernard, Monica Anne Plake, Tracy Lynn Sparks, Shannon Lee Edwards, Susan Williamson and Sherie Williamson; and numerous great- grandchildren. Eloise was a lady who was full of life and enjoyed life to the fullest. She was very affectionately known as "Grambeaux" (a "Rambo" grandmother) by her grandchildren. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/26/2002 WILLIAMSON, ELVY YOUNG Walker - Elvy Young Williamson, 78, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was a member of Judson Baptist Church, Walker. She is survived by her husband, James Williamson; one daughter, Carolyn Williamson Atkins; one son, Richard W. Williamson; three sisters, Aliree Hutson, Myrtis Jones and Margie Muse; five brothers, Dempsey, Kenny, Jessie and George and Bobby Young; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Percy C. and Ella Travis Young; and two sisters, Bessie Young and Helen Monroe. Howard Turner and Jack Muse conducted the funeral today at Judson Baptist Church, Walker. Burial was in the church cemetery. Seale Funeral Service, Denham Springs, was in charge. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 2/26/2009 WILLIAMSON, JAMES "COOK" He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Vietnam War with 20 years of service. He had also retired from Villa Feliciana Hospital as a physical therapist with 18 years of service. A native of Forest, Miss., he died at 2:10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at his home in Clinton. Visiting at Clinton United Methodist Church on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ken Graham. Burial in Masonic Cemetery, Clinton. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Lillian Lindeman Williamson; two daughters, Linda Scardina, Walker, and Jean Broussard and husband David, Prairieville; brother, Clyde Thompson and wife Kathleen, Amite; three grandchildren, Shelly Bridges and husband Paul, Angela Pellar and Amy Evans; and three great-grandchildren, Johnathan Pellar, Evan Pellar and Destiny Bridges. Preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Lena Williamson, and H.B. Thompson; sisters, Virginia May, Mary Gaar and Dorothy Huckabee; brothers, John Thompson, Albert Williamson, Worth Williamson, Jack Thompson and Rupert Thompson; and grandson, Joseph Cook Owen. Pallbearers will be Worth Thompson, George Thompson, Clyde Thompson, David Broussard, Leon Franklin and Selwyn Blouin. He was a member of Clinton United Methodist Church and the choir. He enjoyed dancing and music and was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces. He had numerous military honors, including a commendation for participation in Emergency Medical Services in Bolivia, South America, during a hemorrhagic fever epidemic in the early 1960s. Memorial donations may be made to Clinton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 148, Clinton, LA 70722 or your favorite charity. Share sympathies, condolences and memories at www.CharletFuneralHome.com. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/20/2008 WILLIAMSON, LULA MAE JACKSON Lula Mae Jackson Williamson, 88, died at her home in Denham Springs on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. She was born on May 22, 1919, in Batchelor, and was a longtime resident of Hammond. Survivors include her children and their spouses, Nell and James "Jimmy" Davis, of Baton Rouge, Sarah and Carroll Short, of Batchelor, Maxine and Harvey Pruitt, of Guthrie, Okla., John and Alice Williamson, of Denham Springs, Judith and Jim Crouse, of Baton Rouge, Geraldine and Bob Dean, of Guthrie, and Dennis and Barbara Williamson, of Denham Springs; and 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Max Forbes Williamson; son, David Harrry Williamson; brothers, Levi and Harry Jackson; and sisters, Veva and Ione Myers. Family and friends are invited to visitation at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday, March 21, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation continues at Oak Grove Church of God, Loranger, on Saturday from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Interment in the church cemetery. Condolences may be expressed online at www.geislerfuneralhome.net. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/5/2002 WILLIAMSON, MAX FORBES A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at his home. He was 93 and a native of Hammond. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Visiting at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. Religious service at the funeral home chapel at noon Monday, conducted by Brother Stanley Dickson, Brother Michael Williamson and Brother Melvin Doolittle. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Loranger. Survived by his wife, Lula Jackson Williamson; five daughters, Nell Davis, Baton Rouge, Sarah Short, Batchelor, Maxine Pruitt, Guthrie, Okla., Judith Crouse, Baton Rouge, and Geraldine Dean, Guthrie; two sons, John Williamson, Mesa, Calif., and Dennis Williamson, Baton Rouge; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son, David Williamson; numerous brothers and sisters, and parents, Francis Williamson and Sarah Louella Jolly Williamson. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Hammond for more than 26 years and served as a minister with the Church of God in Hammond and Memorial Chapel Church of God in Baton Rouge. ******************************************************************************** Memorial, Myrtis Marie Williamson (Sister Mary George), Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted with permission of Dorothy Dawes, O.P. -- dmdawes@accesscom.net 580 Broadway, New Orleans, LA 70118, 504-861-8155, FAX 504-861-8718 or 865-8079 photos at http://www.dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/memoria/williamson.htm In Memory of [Sr. M. George Williamson] Dominican Sisters Congregation of St. Mary New Orleans Myrtis Marie Williamson December 8, 1912 - November 30, 1999 How shall we tell her story? This quiet, reserved, unique, wholly lovable woman rarely spoke of herself. She was always so young at heart; it was a shock to realize she was almost 87. We are indebted to her younger sister Audrey for the family history. Myrtis was born in Gramercy, Louisiana, on the Mississippi river, in sugar-refining country. Her father, George, of English and Irish descent, achieved world renown as an inventor of the Williamson clarifiers for Godchaux refinery in nearby Reserve, where they moved when Myrtis was entering seventh grade. Her Acadian French mother, May Marie Boutte, "petite, but powerful," married George when she was sixteen. There were three brothers and two sisters when Myrtis was born; baby Audrey came later. It was a close and fun-loving family. Rural Gramercy was known for its town pool and its champion swimmers, promoted by a New York chemist from the Colonial refinery. Myrtis excelled at swimming and diving. The family reveled in the outdoors, camping, boating, and fishing together near Mandeville, with seafood dinners at Pass Manchac's famous eatery. "Myrtis loved to drive. She took me everywhere," Audrey said. She would go camping with Audrey and their friends near Ponchatoula. At home, Myrtis and her older sisters sewed long party gowns to wear at weekly plantation home parties and dances on the River Road. "She loved to dress," her sister said. The family took in guests. During the depression, whole families would come to stay. The only requirement was Sunday Mass, because "Mama expected it." The Dominicans had not yet arrived in Reserve. Myrtis went to public schools, which in Reserve, on the "German coast" of the Mississippi River, were predominantly Catholic. After high school dhe went to Spencer Business College in New Orleans. Even in those lean years she had the use of a family car. Sr. Mary James Fabacher recalls that if the sisters needed a ride to anywhere, they could always "ask Myrtis." Myrtis evidently didn't mind, and grew closer to the sisters. In 1939 she drove her mother, aunt and sister to the New York World's Fair. One year she tried teaching, and soon after, at age 32, answered the call to religious life. In the novitiate she was quiet, seeming to blend in. Her health might have been a problem, but she didn't let it become an issue. When she began teaching in the crowded parochial school, she took the lower grades, and was cited for being able to handle an oversize class with skill and grace. "I wish we had more like her" said Sr. Mary Alice, her first superior/principal, in Paulina, 1947. After teaching nineteen years at parish schools in New Orleans (St. Leo, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Anthony); Baton Rouge (St. Agnes); her hometown, Reserve (St. Peter), and Paulina (St. Joseph, where her parents had married in 1901), she was tapped for leadership in the Dominican sisters' community. First appointed prioress in Rosaryville, she was later elected by the sisters. "Best superior I ever had," was heard from more than one. She wore authority lightly, even if the hand was firm. When Rosaryville became the place of retirement, Sr. Mary George took on the role of infirmarian for nine years, a major challenge then as now. Her unflappable disposition and droll sense of humor served her well. She always loved Rosaryville, the 1700-acre strawberry farm and pine forest where she had entered the convent in 1944. Her first transfer to the motherhouse for her own retirement ended in her regaining enough strength to return to Rosaryville. There she celebrated her golden jubilee in 1996. When she finally came back to New Orleans, it took her a while, but she quietly adjusted. After she lost her leg, when asked how she was, she liked to say "I can't kick." She was an avid football fan, loyal to the New Orleans Saints, against all odds. She acquired a wardrobe of blazers of all colors, with which she brightened her environment. And she entertained all with a collection of stories/jokes, often supplied by one of her many favorite nephews. She loved stories that would make people smile or chuckle. Or even groan. She would tell, and wait, and then smile her shy, half-smile, with eyes that crinkled. Sister Carmelite Zibilich noted that "she was a quiet presence."Impossible not to love, she walked gently through life with dignity, poise, charm, wit, grace, and joy. She now rests in her beloved Rosaryville, in peace. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 10/3/2005 WILLIAMSON, PATTI GRAHAM Patti Graham Williamson died on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She was 52, a native of Biloxi, Miss., and a resident of Amite. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, Oct. 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. She is survived by her husband, Harry L. Williamson, Amite; two sons, Sean T. Williamson, Abita Springs, and Ian G. Williamson, Amite; stepson, Jessy C. Williamson, Mandeville; parents, Thomas and Betty Graham, Covington; three sisters, Terri Foret, Lafayette, April Andries, North Carolina, and Lesli K. Graham, Covington; and two brothers, Thomas Graham Jr., Hammond, and Scott Graham, Slidell. ******************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/williamson.txt