This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILLIAMSON, CARTER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QRB.2ACI/2127 Message Board Post: Jean S. Williamson Jean Stewart Williamson died Sept. 15, 2003, in Reno, Nev. She was 87. In 1945, she married John C. Williamson, who served in the California Assembly from 1958 to 1966. She raised her four children in Bakersfield and Davis. She was active in local and statewide political campaign organizations from the 1950s through into the 1980s, was a member of the California Democratic Central Committee and the Yolo Land Trust. At other points in her life she worked as a teacher in Idaho and as an executive secretary for 20th Century Fox in the movie industry. She was also a skilled pianist and a beautiful singer, her family said. She people, loved the outdoors, especially the Sierra Nevada, music and was an avid reader. Her strength and accuracy with a cast iron skillet brought fear and respect from park bears throughout the West. She was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by her children, Sally Carter and John S. Williamson of Graeagle, Dick Williamson of Reno, Bob Williamson of Cool, nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Graeagle Community Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Northern Nevada Memorial of Reno. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, September 19, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)