A graveside service will be held on June 19, 2021 in the cemetery of Antioch Baptist Church in Galivants Ferry at 11:00 a.m., coordinated by Johnson Funeral Home of Aynor.
Williamson earned degrees from Furman University and the University of South Carolina and was a high school science teacher prior to his retirement. He was a gifted musician and songwriter who enjoyed sharing his love for music with others for more than 50 years. He was a multi-instrumentalist who performed an array of musical genres, with particular fondness for the blues, bluegrass, traditional folk music, and old-time gospel.
Williamson is survived by his mother, Era Lee Grainger Williamson; his three sisters, Sheila Ray, Teal Britton and Leah Cartrette and their spouses; five nephews and one niece.
He was predeceased by his wife, Hana Pokorna Williamson; his father, Hoyt Williamson; an infant sister, Leesa and grandparents, Grover and Isla Mishoe Grainger and John and Minnie Florence Cook Williamson.
Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association, 10 Glenlake Parkway, NE South Tower, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30328 or www.heart.org.
