Calvin Weaver Williamson, Sr.

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Wise County Messenger Page 17 11 Nov 1976

Calvin Weaver Williamson, Sr., 78, died Saturday at his home, west of Decatur. Services were Monday at Christian Funeral Chapel. Frank Briscoe and the Rev. Terry Atkinson officiated with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Calvin Williamson III, Rodney Wilson, Bob Nowell, Curt and Carl Williamson and Jerry Rasbury.

Williamson, born Sept. 2 1898 in Greenwood, was a retired deputy collector of United States Customs. He married Iva Mae Walker July 30, 1921.

Survivors include his wife; son Calvin Williamson, Jr. of Decatur; brother Ervin Williamson; and five grandchildren.

His funeral record shows he was a veteran of World War I, gives the full names of his wife and parents, and also his cause of death.

Calvin married Iva Mae Walker on 30 Jul 1921 in Texas. Iva was born on 7 Nov 1899 in Texas; died on 15 Nov 1996 in Wise County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Wise Co. (TX) Messenger, October 4, 2001

Calvin Weaver Williamson Jr. 1933-2001

Service for Calvin Weaver Williamson Jr., 68, of Decatur was Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Coker Funeral Home Chapel. John Featherston officiated, assisted by Marcus Brecheen. Burial followed at Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. Williamson died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, in Decatur. Born Sept. 9, 1933, in Laredo, he was the owner and operator of an auto repair business. He married Cleva Lou Griffin on July 23, 1953, in McAllen. He was a member of the Central Fellowship Church of Christ in Decatur, Masonic Lodge No. 779, Toastmasters International and the Off 380 Players. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Lou Williamson of Decatur; four sons, Calvin Williamson III, Carl Williamson and Curt Williamson, all of Decatur, and Cevin Williamson of Dallas; a daughter, Cassandra Williamson Byrd of Decatur; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were to be Cevin, Carl and Calvin Williamson III, Robby and Bob Brooks, Charles Whitaker and Curt Williamson.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Both his double grave marker and his footstone are shown on his Find A Grave memorial page.

His footstone is engraved with a masonic emblem, and:

Calvin Weaver Williamson Jr
September 9, 1933-October 1, 2001
Husband, Father, Teacher, Mechanic

His funeral record lists the full names of his wife and parents, as well as his cause of death.

Calvin married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]