W. T. "Thurman" Williamson

W.T. “Thurman” Williamson, 90, of Bryan, passed away Friday afternoon at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 13th from 5-7 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Memorial Services are scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan at 2 p.m.

Thurman was born September 25, 1925 in Hereford, Texas to Connie C. Thurman and Henry V. Williamson. He graduated from Hereford High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II where he served in the Hospital Corps. After serving his country, he enrolled in Texas A&M College and received his Bachelors in Entomology in 1949. He then married the love of his life, Elizabeth Been on August 14, 1949.

In 1971 Thurman moved his family to Bryan where he worked for the U.S.D.A. until he retired in 1984. He then became an independent crop insurance adjuster until 1993. Thurman loved his church and was a member of the Cavitt Church of Christ in Bryan where he served as a Deacon and an Elder for many years. He loved Aggie Football and loved to paint landscapes and portraits, but most of all he loved his family.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and an older brother Henry Howard Williamson.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth Williamson of Bryan; a son, Bryan Williamson and his wife Melissa of Bryan; a daughter, Sue Williamson of Bryan; three grandchildren, Matthew and his wife Kyla, Tyler Williamson, and Kari Williamson; great-nephew, Heath Williamson and wife Liz; great-niece Connie Six and her husband Greg; and his beloved Chihuahua “Ginger”.

Memorials may be made to the Cavitt Church of Christ in Bryan, or to the Sunny Glen Children’s Home in San Benito, Texas.