June E. Williamson, 97, of Evansville and formerly of Carmi, passed away at Newburgh Healthcare on Monday morning, December 12, 2016. She was born on February 3, 1919 in Herrin, IL, the daughter of Charlie and Ruby (Daughtery) Benitone. She married Walter Williamson in 1936 and he preceded her in death on February 15, 1992.
Mrs. Williamson worked briefly with her husband at Williamson Ford. She was a seamstress and loved to cook. She and her husband loved to travel and saw much of the world. She loved to indulge all her grandchildren and babysat for many of them through the years. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Carmi.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda (Clark) Absher of Evansville; 3 grandchildren, Kelly (Doug) Cozart and Greg (Sheila) Absher of Evansville, and Kristen Bryant of Carmi; 10 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren; brother, Don (Mayme) Benitone. She was preceded in death by brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Polly Benitone.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Herrin City Cemetery, Herrin, IL. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com
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