Anita K. Williamson

Nita was born June 3, 1938, to Clyde Hoey and Muriel Jenkins Kendrick in Mount Holly, NC, and moved to Monroe as a toddler. She graduated from Walter Bickett High School in Monroe, NC, in 1956, and from Salem College in 1960 with a BA degree in French and English.

In 1957, Nita made her debut in Raleigh, NC, with the Terpsichorean Club. She taught in Atlanta, GA, for three years and one year in Bethel, NC. In later years, she worked as a proofreader for Woodward Publishing Corp. in Platteville, Wisconsin. She was a member of and held offices in the P.E.O. Sisterhood, John Foster Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Waxhaws Chapter of Daughters of the American Colonists, the Sorosis Book Club, and several other historical societies. She was also a member of Central United Methodist Church in Monroe and served many years as secretary of the Administrative Council. Nita has written, since 2003, a monthly nostalgia column for the Monroe Enquirer Journal.

Also, near and dear to her heart was her preteen club of ten girlfriends, the Bobby Soxers, who together, upon her return to Monroe in 2001, enjoyed annual beach trips, as recently as this summer, when they reflected on their growing up years in Monroe.

Nita was married (1963 – 2000) to Weldon Texas Wall, III (Bud, a Monroe native). They spent many happy years raising their three children in Platteville, WI, where Buddy was an Associate Professor of Art at UW Platteville. She also had a marriage to Charles Williamson III from 2008 – 2017.

She is survived by her three sons: Weldon Texas Wall, IV (Tex) of Burbank, CA; Colt Kendrick Wall of Platteville, WI; and Robert Dawson Wall (Buck) of Raleigh, NC; grandsons Weldon Texas Wall, V (Mason); Van Barringer Wall; Rocco Dominic Wall; granddaughter Tessa Marie Wall; sister-n-law, Virginia Kendrick Bjorlin, and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces.

Nita was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Gene Hoey Kendrick, Benjamin (Ben) Jenkins Kendrick, and sister Gale Kendrick Nash.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be sent to Central United Methodist Church, 801 S. Hayne Street, Monroe, NC, 28112, or to a charity of your choice. A visitation will be held at Central United Methodist Church on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 1:00pm in the Central Hall. Her Celebration of Life service will follow at 2:00pm in the church sanctuary.

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McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the family of Anita (Nita) Kendrick Wall Williamson.