J. W. SMITH FAMILY REUNION NEWSLETTER VOLUME 27 THANKSGIVING DAY - NOVEMBER 28, 2002 WARSAW, NC

WILLARD (JUNE) AND FANNIE HOST JWS FAMILY REUNION 2002 IN WARSAW

Willard Allen Smith (June) and wife Fannie of Midland, Georgia, are hosts for the 2002 J. W. Smith Family Reunion convening in Warsaw, North Carolina, on Thanksgiving Day, November 28,2002. This is our thirty-seventh consecutive family reunion held on Thanksgiving Day!

June and Fann have been planning for the last few months to make this a special occasion for descendants of Joshua Willard Smith, Lula Sutton Smith, and Esther Allen Smith, their relatives and friends.

Thus today, roadways, skyways, railways, and seaways from across the country lead to 751 West College Street in Warsaw, North Carolina, the home of Sarah Z. Smith, who has graciously opened her home to the family for a number of years whenever the family returns home to Warsaw for this special historical occasion! Thank you, Sarah Z!. Thank you, June, Fann, Courtney, and Cheton!

The order of the day includes breakfast for early arrivals, business meeting, dinner, memorial, fashions, talent, awards, family history, sharing, and a LITTLE of the ball game.

Our first family reunion was held at the home of Marie Smith McCalop in Warsaw, North Carolina in November, 1 965. After the family gathering following the death of Nora Smith Miner, Joshua Willard Smith expressed the desire for the family to meet together at a joyous rather than a sorrowful occasion. He presided over our first reunion and succeeding ones until his death on August 6, 1981. Esther Allen Smith continued the tradition until her death. May we continue to meet as long as there are descendants in this line!

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11 Last year at Thanksgiving time, we lamented

the horrible terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 1 I, 2001. Our country has not yet met with a great deal of success in bringing to judgment those responsible. This year there is the continued threat of our country waging war agaiu$t the Husseim regime in Iraq.

Let us pray that our commander-in-chief will re-evaluate the meaning of freedom in America and strive to achieve freedom and peace around the globe.

O"THONIA SMITH HILL RETURNS TO HER MAKER

O'Thonia Lee Smith Hill, the eldest child of Joshua Willard Smith and Lula Leigh Sutton Smith, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early afternoon on July 12,2002. She was 86 years old.

"Thonie" had been in declining health since 1997 when she suffered a hip fracture from a fall in her home. Afterwards, she suffered two leg fractures due to osteoporosis. When she could no longer "fend for herself' in her home in Warsaw, NC, she relocated to Wadesboro, NC, where she resided first with sisters Altheria and Sarah, and later at the Lillie Bennett Skilled Nursing Center in Wadesboro.

She was married to Ed Been Hill of Warsaw, and they had two children, Clarice Hill and Wayne Dwight Hill. Husband Ed and both children are deceased.

Thonie was a member of Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey, NC, which she faithfully attended until her health began to fail. She graduated from Douglass High School in Warsaw. She attended Fayetteville State Normal School and received her B.S. Degree from Elizabeth City State University and later earned a Master's Degree at Atlanta University in Georgia. A retired elementary school teacher, she worked in Georgia, Duplin County and Onslow County in North Carolina. Her special hobbies were gardening and crafts.

She is survived by three grandchildren: Wayne Dwight Hill, Jr., and Donna Hill Hollingsworth, of Fayetteville, and Michelle Phill ipa, Hill, of Charlotte; a daughter-in-law, Pamela Leak Hill, of Fayetteville; three great granddaughters, Celia Hill, Keana Hill, and Skai Hollingsworth, and two great grandsons, Kamil Hollingsworth and Kaylan Hollingsworth.

Among her visitors during her stay in Wadesboro were granddaughters Donna and Michelle, sisters Lila, Bessie, Altheria, Bern, and Sarah; brothers James and Willard (June), Richard Dozier, Jim Ward; nieces and nephews Doris, Rosa, Babs, Myra, Mitchell, Hattie, Irish, Joe Fryar and Joe Carithers, Dennis, Tim, Nika, Ricky, Jennifer, Nevada, Mitchell L, Alice, Renae, and others. She particularly enjoyed letters from grandson Wayne.

She was laid to rest in Devotional Gardens, Hwy 24 East in Warsaw, NC, on July 16,2002.

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O'THONIA SMITH HILL FAMILY (continued from Page One)

DONNA HILL HOLLINGSWORTH is the youngest granddaughter of O'Thonia Smith Hill and the daughter of the late Wayne Dwight Hill, Sr., and Pamela Leak Hill ofFayetteville, NC. Donna is married to Anthony Hollingsworth and they have two sons: Kamil Hollingsworth and Kaylan Hollingsworth, and a new daughter, Skai. After a military assignment in Germany, they now reside in Spring Lake, near FayetteviUe.

MICHELLE PHILLIPE HILL is the granddaughter of O'Thonia Smith Hill and the middle child of Dwight and Pamela Hill. Michelle resides with her maternal grandmother in Charlotte, NC, and attends classes in accounting at UNC­Charlotte where she works part-time in the campus Transportation Department.

WAYNE DWIGHT HILL is the grandson of O'Thonia Smith Hill and the eldest child of Dwight and Pamela Hill. Wayne has two daughters, Keana, now a second-grader and Celia, a fourth­grader in Fayetteville public schools. They reside with their mother Cathy in Fayetteville, NC. Wayne is currently confined to a facility in Marion, NC, but IS awaiting transfer to Montgomery County.

LILA MAE SMITH WILLIAMSON TEMPORARILY HOSPITALIZED

As this Newsletter goes to press, Lila is resting comfortably at Duke Hospital in Durham after experiencing what doctors have determined to be a reaction to a prescription drug. Doctors are confident that they can bring the condition under control in a matter of days.

LILA MAE SMITH WILLIAMSON is the second born of Joshua Willard Smith and Lula Sutton Smith. She is the widow of Samuel Williamson, Sr. Lila and Sam had four children: Barbara Lula (Babs), Rosa, Alice, and Sam Jr. After a fall earlier this year at the farm in Clinton in the house where she went as a bride in 1937, she has resided with her daughter Alice in Durham.

Lila asked that I re-do her article from last year's newsletter. However, an article that she submitted for the Thanksgiving 1982 Newsletter

just fell from nowhere into my hands. I am including this article instead:

1982 Thanksgiving A Note to Those I Love

"After having walked with my mother Lula Sutton Smith and father Joshua Willard Smith for thirteen years and then a second walk with husband Sam Williamson for almost forty-five years, many years of Heavenly experiences of Caring and Sharing of Home Life, Living and Giving and Rearing a Family, PI81Iling and Working for twenty years in the Sampson County School System, wonderful years seemingly fulfilling and nearing the Retiring age alone, I decided to reach out in another phase of Life and Try to offer a helping hand in the field of an Independent Living Specialist. Already I have found some helpful news for my Individual family. I hope to search further.

"After retiring I have had time to sit around and really count my blessings and examine the past, present and future--dreams of the future and remembering the footsteps of this old House, the quietness Sam and I shared here after the Children had gone to make a life of their own 20 years really was more than a life time for many. I must thank God for all life's treasures that have come my way and without My Dad, it's a new world, but I must march on. --Lila Williamson

A Home For Everyone "This House was once a home of Love,

Peace of Laughter, Hope of Togetherness, Caring and Sharing, a home where problems were solved and where Thoughts were linked together as a chain where plenty and prosperity reigned. With Samuel and God, all was well. Yes, we believed in God the Father always being the head of our Journey.

"But now Samuel is no longer here. The children come and go. As I sit in the quietness of this huge old dining room with the morning sunlight beaming through the picture window with shadows of limbs from the pecan trees 3l:owing themselves almost as a person with Sam's picture facing the happening's of come and go with memories of the faces of people who have shared the Love and Quietness of peace and plenty of Good

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City, Wilmington, Washington, D.C., Greenville NC, Montclair N.J. Tallahassie, Goldsboro, Mt. Airy, Brooklyn, Mt. Olive, Burgaw, and Clinton and many more who shared our Dream.

"Thank God for your friendship and memories. We all must press on in the name of Jesus." --Lila Williamson 10/20

JAMES WILLIAM SMITH FAMILY

JAMES WILLIAM SMITH is the third bom and only son of Joshua Willard Smith and Lula Sutton Smith. He and Bernice Taylor Smith are the parents of one daughter, Renae Smith. After retirement, they moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Charlotte, North Carolina, where they now reside.

Bro. James writes as follows: Greetings to All ­

And to the Greatest Family of All Families of which I am so proud to be a part of for many proven reasons. And may God bless each of you.

My wife Bernice is at the Wilora Health Care Center in Charlotte. When my wife was admitted. she weighed 105 pounds. Now she weighs 139 pounds. Sometimes she doesn't know me or Renae. But she is hanging in fine.

Please pray for us, that we may keep our hand in His hand, following IDM and HIS teachings.

--James, Renae, and Bernice

MARIE SMITH MCCALOP FAMILY

MARIE SMITH MCCALOP (deceased) was the fifth child of Joshua Willard Smith and Lula Sutton Smith. She was married to Johnnie Major McCalop, of Turkey NC. They had one daughter, Annie Doris McCalop. Johnnie later married "Lene" ofMt. Olive. They had one son, DD,ofTurkey. Doris resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Doris writes as follows:

THE McCALOP HOUSE by Annie Doris McCalop

I am gratefuJ and thankful to still be around to share another Thanksgiving with you. Our roads have been bumpy but" God" is around to hold on to so we won't faIl. God should be first in our lives ... HE is, in my life. I ask forgiveness from you if I ever did you wrong.

I have been doing well this past year. My health is doing well. I got me a 'Rascal' (one of those gizmos that you ride around on) so I can get around. I can go and get my groceries and meds. I am blessed. 1 call it my 'Cadillac.' It gives me confidence and keeps me out of others' hair . . . smile.

When I was in South Carolina, this summer, having trouble renting my house, GOD woke me up around 2 one morning and said, Move back in your own house. I didn't put much in it because others had me feeling I had to be with someone. Another nite later on that same voice came again with the same message 'Go in your own house. t I toiled over the idea. I said, 'Why can't I? I said, "God, I am putting my hand in yours." Since I am sometimes hard headed .. .1 ask God to s]ap and knock me up to hear his directions. I worked out my plan and needs to be safe. All the bumps that were in my path became easy. I could walk over them with confidence. I had told Betty (my N. Y. sister.) She told me to write it all down .. . my list of all the things I needed to do. As I accomplished one, I crossed it off.

I AM BACK HOME. 35U Piney Grove Road. I AM HAPPY. The Disabled Program will be remodeling my home a little and making a patio door off my bed room ...easier for me to get out in an emergency I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY FOR ME. I AM NOT AFRAID AND I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH. MY PRAYER TO GOD IS TO TAKE ME IN MY SLEEP OR QUIETLY SO I AM NOT A BURDEN TO ANYONE. J AM NOT LONELY OR DEPRESSED. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. I AM WORKING HARD TO GET MY THINGS IN ORDER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.

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THE MCCALOP HOUSE (Continued)

Are you ready for this? If I die today, cremate me tomorrow. Take my ashes to the ocean and let me go with the waves .... Gee, I would be happy. Have a memoriaL.Play me some religious and jazz music, chat and laugh about all the crazy things I used to do. So, I am the last of my family. So when I go, that's it. ..the end of Marie .... smile .... tlle end of an era. I love each of you my way. My prayer is for your health and safety. LAUGH WITH ME....I'M NOT GONE YET.

Irish and Joe family are doing O.K. TaShaun is grown (he thinks). He is just like his father when he was at that age. J look at him sometimes and laugh. Maya is in her own little world and have strings around Mom and Dad. She is smart and above her level. That's it for this year.

DORIS (Monk ... Duck .. . Hootney .. . Frang) When Mother called me for the whipping she would call/yeU "ANNIE DORIS MCCALOP, Come here now! I went.

NORA SMITH MILLER F AMILY

NORA SMITH MILLER (Deceased) was the fourth born of Joshua Willard Smith and Lula Sutton Smith. She was married to Joseph Miller, (Deceased) of Kenansville. They were parents of three children: Larry Joseph (Joey), Betty Ann, and Ulysses. After Nora's death, Joseph married Ozie of Roseboro, NC.

LARRY JOSEPH MILLER, the elder son of Joe and Nora, resides in the Raleigh/Durham area, but frequently returns to the homestead in Warsaw. BETTY ANN MILLER GRAYS, second born of the Miller children, is married to Ovester Gunizzilas Grays. They live in Durham. UL YSSES MILLER (SES), Nora and Joe's younger son, was married to Zelda Miller (Deceased), of California and lives in Warsaw. During the 2002 year, the Miller children along with Shelia and Clarence Glover assumed the respoonsibility of assisting brother Ulysses with the rearing of his children.

Betty Ann writes as follows:

OVESTER, BETTY, NATASHA AND AIRIANNE

by Betty Ann Miller Grays All are doing fine. Ovester is busy with

Hillside High girls' basket ball, summer AAU girls basketball, cross country runners and juggling his Century 21 realtor specialty.

I am in my eleventh year at Duke University Medical Center. I'm pretty active with the girls as well. Airianne, a freshman at Hillside High, is doing quite well in her glasses. She is a cheerleader and very excited about that. Natasha, a junior at Hillside High, is doing well in her glasses. She has always wanted to shine, so she's in theater classes. As a matter of fact, her first big play is coming up between November 12 - 17. She will be performing ten shows and we are excited about seeing her.

Natasha is playing a Oompa Loompa in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory based on the Ronald Dahl Classic, produced and directed by Wendell Tabb othe the Hillside High School Drama Department. Both girls were in parades this year from their activities.

Larry and JamiJ are doing fine. Jamil is enjoying football. He was named MVP at Haw River Middle School. He is also doing well in his glasses this year. He likes to spend time with Tasha and Airianne on the weekends.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

TIME

Time is too slow for those who wait,

Too swift for those who fear,

Too long for those who grieve,

Too short for those who rejoice,

But for those who love,

Time is eternity!

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MARY ALICE WILLIAMSON WATKINS FAMILY

MARY ALICE WILLIAMSON WATKINS is the third born of Lila Smith Williamson and Samuel Williamson, Sr. She is the widow of Willie Watkins. Mary Alice and Willie are the parents of Eileen, Ivan, and Benita. Alice reports as follows: The Watkins Family is thankful to have each other and to be near relatives

Alice keeps AJeah for Sandra and Ivan. She finds it to be a real joy and a blessing that they allow her to keep Aleah. Aleah loves to read and likes going to the public library to Story Hour for the Lays Babies once or twice a week. She really likes the part where they choose a music maker. She likes the egg that jingles when you shake it. Aleah just didn't like giving it back at first when the activity was over. She likes going to her Great Granny's room and knocking on the door for a short visit and maybe to get some goody.

Alice feels it's an honor to have Mama living with her since December 200 I and hearing many things from her. Even the time she went to a dance in high school and her partner danced her to the other side of the room. And how she used to help her Grandmother Smith who was a " doctor."

They would go in the woods and along the ditch bank and collect roots and herbs for the sick with different ailments that Grandmother Smith would go and treat. Mom would help her prepare her black bag.

EILEEN W ATKINS BROWN is still working at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, but in a new position--Unit Manager of Trauma Intensive Care. Amory Brown II is fourteen years old and in the 9th grade at Mt. Tabor High School. He enjoys playing football for Mt. Tabor. He has had a very busy time so far, adjusting to the rigors of high school and football practice every day after school, but he is hanging in there. He attended a basketball clinic at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem a week this past summer. He also enjoys golf clinic. But there's nothing quite Eke getting a mind set to drive, backing the car out and driving up the driveway.

Askia Brown is 9 years old in 4th grade at Vienna Elementary School and made all A's this first marking period. Askia likes school and still enjoys football and golf.

The Brown Family also attends Bible Study and other church services at Cleveland A venue Christian Church as often as possible.

BENITA WATKINS DAVIS and husband ANTONIO DAVIS (Tony) are doing well. Benita is still in graduate school full-time, completing her second year of a two-year program for a Master's Degree in Social Work. She received an Assistant­ship and drives to Greensboro every day to d asses: two days a week at UNC and A & T, and three days of Field work also in Greensboro. She works part­time at Best Buy.

Tony is now Multi-Media Supervisor at Cleveland Avenue Christian Church in Winston­Salem.Tony also makes videos for weddings and commercial Ads. Tony likes to go fishing when time allows. Benita and Tony are very active in the church.

IV AN WATKINS and wife SANDRA and children are doing well. Brent Jamil Watkins (B.J.) is 8 years old and in 3rd grade. He is doing well in school. BJ. played soccer again this year in the Woodcraft Athletic Association League.

Christian is 4 years old and had a very difficult time getting adjusted to pre-school. But he finally began to like it. He attends where his Mom works. He likes that time en route there and back that he has alone with Sandra and seeing her during the day. Christian is looking forward to turning 5 years. He also started playing soccer, but dropped out after about 3 or 4 games. Aleah is 17 months old and loves to pull her doll and stuffed bunny rabbit in the red and blue wagon that was once Brian Anthony's. Aleah is learning to talk. She likes to pull Ace's (the dog's) tail and stand on him. She is finding out just what it takes to hold her own with her two brothers.

SANDRA has had a couple of stays in the hospital since last year, but is getting along well now, for which we are thankful. She is Assistant Director at Creekstone Creative School where she has worked several years. She is also taking a class at Durham Technical Community College.

IV AN is still working at IBM as a Computer Programmer. He has learned pretty well how to fix Aleah's hair and get all three children up and out when Sandra has to be at work at 6:30 A.M.

The family worships at Northeast Baptist Church.

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ALTHERlASNUTHPATTON (Continued from Page Ten)

MORRIS PATTON, SR., of Mt. Airy, North Carolina They were blessed with three children: Morris, Jr. (Deceased), Mitchell, and Anja Altheria. Altheria resides in Wadesboro, NC.

The Year 2002 is a year that will be easy to remember. J experienced two great losses. One of my saddest memories was the passing on of Sister O'thonia Smith Hill. Since her hip injury, she had been a member of my household since 1997 and I had become accustomed to seeing her everyday. I am so thankful that I was able to be there for her when she needed someone and really thankful that in the end she just slept away peacefully without a lot of pain. She was very patient and appreciative to those who helped with her care.

The second loss was of my very closest friend, Missouri McCabe Robinson. We had shared in our work, our family activities, our church and our communities since 1948. It was difficult to watch her give up the world, but I was happy that I was at ber side and able to comfort her at the end.

One of my greatest pleasures has been the time shared with my newest granddaugbter, Tamara Kamaryan Evans. On my last trip to Ohio, I traveled by air, my first flight since September 11. Anja and Ray entrusted their daughter to me while they traveled to a meeting in California. Tamara and 1 had a beautiful time keeping house, though I am sure she did a lot of things permitted by grandma's only. Earlier in the year, I traveled by Amtrack to witness Tamara's baptism.

A daily pleasure has been the early morning walks with son Mitchell. Five days each week we are on the track at 6:00 AM. I also enjoy his renditions as chwch organist each Sunday morning.

Here at home, I continue to provide assistance to Sis Sarah Z. and 1 continue to serve as secretary, financial secretary, deaconess, trustee, and director of Christian Education in my church. This year I served as vice chair of Anson County Board of Education, and was re-elected on November 5 to a second tenn as at-large member of the Board. I am Newsletter editor for Wadesboro Rotary and am an active member ofNAUW.

MITCHELL A. PATrON FAMILY

MITCHELL ARMSTER Patton is the second born of Morris Leander Patton, Sr. and Altheria Smith Patton. He is married to Hattie Richardson Patton. They have seven children: Marhonda, Nashon, Timotheus (Tim), Althea Nika, Mitchell Leander, Jennifer, and Nevada. Mitchell and his family reside in Wadesboro, NC.

MITCHELL continues employment at Brown Creek Correctionallnstitution in Anson County as a Corrections Programmer Assistant II. He is a case manager for inmates and facilitates the AA and NA programs. He is organist for Kesler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Wadesboro. He has finally published a CD and is in the process of selling.

HATTIE is a part-time employee as a CNA with Lillie Bennett Nursing Center.

MARHONDA RICHARDSON LILES and NASHON RICHARDSON live in Durham. Nashon attends Durham Community College TIM PATTON is currently placed in a Rockingham area correctional facility. He says he is doing fine and that he keeps God first. He expects to be home before Thanksgiving next year. NIKA PATTON is a student at Anson College of Cosmetology in Wadesboro. JENNIFER PATTON and NEVADA PATTON are students at Anson High SchooL Jennifer is a twelfth grader and Nevada is eleventh grade. M1TCHEI.L L ( LITTLE MITCH) still attends Anson Challenge Academy in Wadesboro. He hopes to graduate this year.

ANJA PATTON-EVANS AND RAY EVANS FAMILY

ANJA ALTHERIA PATTON-EVANS is the third born and only daughter of Altheria Smith and Morris Patton, Sr. She is married to RAY CHARLES EVANS, of Flatonia, Texas. They have two children: RYAN and TAMARA KAMARYAN. Ray and Anja reside in Springfield, Ohio

ANJA is Chief of Pulminary and Critical Care Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Medical Center in Fairbo~ Ohio. She has had a very busy year, as different members ofher team

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have been deployed during the year because of the on-going War Against Terrorism. She has been promoted to rank of Lt. Colonel, but the ceremony has not yet been scheduled.

During the past year Anja attended a School of Sleep Medicine in Palo Alto, California to prepare for National Board Sleep Medicine certification. In April, 2002, she received National Board certification in Sleep Medicine which completes her certification in three areas. She is also certified in Internal Medicine and Pulminary and Critical Care Medicine.

In November 2002, Anja and Ray traveled to San Diego, California, for the American College of Chest Physicians Conference during which Anja was recognized in a fonnal ceremony for being promoted/elected Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians.

Anja and Ray celebrated Christmas 2001 visiting relatives and friends in Texas. They returned to Texas in July to attend Ray's School Reunion in Flatonia, Texas. Ray's mother, Mama Majorie Evans, of Flatonia, returned with them to Springfield for a visit and they accompanied her to St. Louis, Missouri, to visit with her brother there.

Anja and Ray visited North Carolina twice during the year--both on sad occasions. In May, they attended the funeral of Mrs. Missouri Robinson, a close friend of Mama P who seemed like an Aunt to Anja and who had served as a hostess for their wedding. They came again in July for the funeral of Aunt Thonie.

RAY CHARLES EV ANS continues as principal of Maize Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio. He attended graduate education classes at Ohio State University in Columbli.s last spring. Last year his faculty received salary raises due to the improved perfonnance of students in the testing program. Ray returned to Texas in July for the funeral of his great niece and again in October for the funeral of Joyce Mays, a close family friend. In July, Mitchell and his family along with Mama P came to Springfield for a visit.

RYAN EVANS. son of Ray and Anja, is a senior at Southwest Texas State University. He made the Dean's List during the Spring Session. Ryan enjoys bowling and video games in his leisure tim..

T AMARA EVANS is 2 years and 4 months old. In February 2002 she was baptized at New North Street A .. M.E. Church in Springfield, where her parents are members. Her father is a steward there and her parents alE: active in the Lay Organization. Grandma Patton came up for her Baptism rite.

Last summer Tamara completed the Beginner Swimming lessons at the Springfield YWCA. She enjoys drawing, dancing, and playing with her friend Jahari in Day Care. She is especially fond of books and often reads to her dolls. Her favorites are Dr. Seuss books.

GENNETTA (PATTON) WILLIAMS FAMILY

GENNETTA MCDONALD PATTON WILLIAMS was married to MORRIS PATTON, JR. (Deceased) and they resided in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Genetta is now married to Pete Williams, of Fayetteville, NC. Genetta and Pete have one son, Markesce PattoD-Williams.

Gennetta, a psychologist, is currently retired. Markesce is doing well in school and plays the piano for Sunday School at Friendship Baptist Church in Fayetteville. I get to see Markesce and his mother and grandmother, Mary McDonald several times a year. They always stop by when traveling to see Genetta's relatives in Charlotte.

SAM WILLIAMSON, JR. FAMILY

SAMUEL WILLIAMSON, JR. (SAM or SAMMY) is the son of Sam Williamson, Sr. and Lila Smith Williamson. He is married to MARY WILLIAMSON and they reside in Raleigh, NC. They have four children: Todd, Tyrone, Troy, and Tracy.

Sam Jr. is a chemist in a phannaceutical company in Cary, NC. Mary works WIth media in Raleigh Public Schools. Todd and Troy are employed in the Research Triangle Park area. Troy and his wife have one child, a son. Todd also has a son. Tyrone and wife Adrienne are accountants

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