THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 11, 1996 TAG: 9610110468
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
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Hugh Avery Williamson, 80, died Oct. 8, 1996, in a local hospital.
A native of Hobucken, N.C., Mr. Williamson was a retired tugboat mate from Curtis Bay Towing Co. and was a retired veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was the widower of Virginia O. Williamson. He was a member of Seafarers International Union and served in the merchant marines.
He helped raise three daughters and a son and is also survived by three sisters, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park. Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, is in charge. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today and at the home of his daughter, Dorothy Jensen, 105 River Breeze Road, Suffolk, at all other times. Memorial donations may be made to Maryview Wellspring Hospice Association.
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