Mrs. Evelyn Williamson, 80, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Harmony Baptist Church in Louisville,Mississippi, on Sunday, May 20, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment will be in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born on May 5, 1932, Mrs. Williamson was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Calhoun School and later she retired from Winston Medical Center after working in both the Food Service and Purchasing Departments.
Mrs. Williamson is survived by three sisters: Carolyn Watson and husband, Billy, of Louisville, Mississippi; Brenda Dawkins and husband, Douglas, of Columbus, Mississippi; and Lynette Gossett and husband, Bennie, of Olive Branch, Mississippi; as well as one brother, Gerald Hatcher of Louisville, Mississippi. She is also survived by seven nieces: Pat Blanton, Teresa Ming, Leigh Anne Henry, Christy Wright, Denise Hocutt, Stacey Hall and Kerri Cobb. Mrs. Williamson also has two nephews: Danny Hatcher and Dwayne Hatcher and several great-nieces and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Melvis Williamson; her parents, David Kemp and Vera Mosley Hatcher; and her brother, Delynn Hatcher.
Serving as pallbearers will be Steve Blackwell. Memorials may be made to Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 320 Harmony Baptist Church Road, Louisville, MS 39339. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.