Bette Jean Purkey Williamson (1925-2009)

Bette Jean Purkey Williamson

Birth

31 Dec 1925

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA

Death

15 Feb 2009 (aged 83)

Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Brookside Cemetery

Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA Add to Map

Plot

section "C" lot #17

Memorial ID

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Bette Jean Williamson, age 83, of Tecumseh passed away Feb. 15, 2009, at Bixby Medical Center, Adrian.

Bette was born Dec. 31, 1925, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Leno and Dorothy (Fallis) Purkey. In May of 1946 she married Robert Williamson in Tecumseh. She was a graduate of Tecumseh High School. Bette was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. For most of her life she was a legal secretary for Tecumseh city attorneys. Bette was a long-time member of the Tecumseh First Presbyterian Church.

Besides her husband, Robert, Bette is survived by her sons, Robert (Deb) Williamson of Columbus, N.C., and Barry (Trish) Williamson of Tecumseh; grandchildren, Sharon, Matt, Elizabeth and Joe; great-grandchildren, Savannah, Jessica and Keely; brothers, Robert Purkey, Richard (Florine) Purkey and Jim (Beverly) Purkey, and sister, Lois Tilton.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Donald Purkey.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Tecumseh. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Tecumseh. A luncheon will follow the service at the funeral home. A private family burial will take place at Brookside Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences to the family may be made online at www.pursefuneralhome.com.

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