Jeanette McDonald Williamson

Jeanette McDonald Williamson, age 91, died in her home on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Born on April 16, 1924 to Lillian Baker McDonald and Daniel Baxter McDonald in Red Springs, NC, she graduated from Red Springs High School and attended Flora McDonald College. She married James 'Jim' Williamson of Raeford in 1943 and they enjoyed a long and very happy life together until his death in 2006. During World War II, she worked at Fort Bragg and Maxton Air Base. She retired in 1992 from the Department of Agriculture in Hoke County where she worked very closely with area farmers. Along with her husband, she was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2003. It was her family that was her greatest joy. She loved being surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and followed their activities closely. She loved all of their football games, basketball games, golf tournaments, soccer games, wrestling matches, and wagon trains. She also patiently tolerated the menagerie of horses, ponies and dogs that found a home on the farm. She was the most loving and fun wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend and she will be missed by all. She is survived by her five children, Wanda Williamson Cohen, Penny Williamson Pusey (Jim), Gail Williamson Mclean (Bill), Don Williamson (Kim}, Frank Williamson (Gayle), sixteen grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Yarborough of Fayetteville and Katherine Bradshaw of Shalotte, and one brother, Frank McDonald of Red Springs. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, granddaughter, Amy Cohen Seymour and great grandson, Troy Devoe Novak. A graveside service will be held at Raeford Cemetery on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 1 pm. After the service, the family will receive visitors at the Williamson Farm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Raeford Presbyterian Church Building Fund or Hoke County Community Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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