WILLIAMSON, Joann Laverne was born in Doddridge Arkansas unto Harvey and Opal Rosalie Jones on May 28, 1938 and passed on to be with our Lord on June 22, 2018. Joann graduated from Bright Star High School in Arkansas and moved to Dallas to work for an insurance company in 1956. She married Joe D. Williamson on June 25, 1960 and they shared 43 years together before his passing in 2003.
Her early married life was spent as homemaker. She was very involved with her children and was honored to be a lifetime member of the PTA. Later, she worked as a secretary and receptionist with various companies in Garland. During this time she continued to sew, cook and bake being a blessing to others outside her family. She was involved with church choir and various square dance clubs. Later still, Joann was caregiver to her aunt and mother and many children she served in church childcare. She was truly blessed with the gift of hospitality and service.
She is survived by three children: Keith and wife Dana Williamson of Pasadena, TX, Becky and husband David Vinton of Marshall, TX, and Kristina and husband Ivor Chester III of Irving, TX; eight grandchildren: Brandon and Brian McCarrick, Nathan and Jesse Vinton, and Ahna, Cora, John, and Elona Chester; and four great grandsons; two brothers: Jerry Lee Jones and Carroll Lynn Jones and his wife Doreen; and one cousin who was like a brother to Joann: Pat Broome.
Joann is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Williamson; brother, Albert William “Bill” Jones; aunt, Lynn Jones; and parents, Harvey and Opal Jones.
A viewing will be available to friends and family on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, from 8:00am-5:00pm at Sparkman Funeral Home in Richardson, Texas. A visitation will begin on Wednesday, June 27, 2016, at 12:00pm at Sparkman Funeral Home. A celebration of Joann’s life will begin immediately following the visitation at 1:00pm at Sparkman Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Restland Memorial Park.
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