Emmit Winfield Williamson

Emmit Winfield Williamson, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was born in Petersburg the son of the late Charlie Aldon Williamson, Sr. and Arie Bettie Fowler. Mr. Williamson was a U.S. Navy Veteran and served in World War II and Pearl Harbor. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ann Williamson of Colonial Heights; two daughters, Tina Marie Evans and her husband Chuck of Dewitt, and Bettie Joann Cox and her husband Ed of Disputanta; three sons, James Lee Williamson and wife Charlene, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Emmit W. Williamson Jr., of Colonial Heights and Rickey Allen Williamson and wife Darlene, of Chesterfield; twelve grandchildren, Jack Carlton Jr., Amy Wilkinson, Jimmy Williamson Jr., Michael Williamson, Nicole Williamson, Rickey Williamson Jr., Chuckie Evans Jr., Chrystal Benson, Nathaniel Cox, Michael Miller, Jessie Bumgardner and Wayne Owens; and fifteen great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Shirley Thomas; three brothers Charlie Williamson Jr., Preston Williamson, and Railey Williamson; and a sister, Margaret Wilcox. The family will receive friends at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Services on Thursday, January 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 24th with interment to follow at Southlawn Memorial Park. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .