Elma Williamson
(January 9, 1924 - October 18, 2009)

Mrs. Elma Maxine Hicks Williamson, 85, of Kenova, WV, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of Cullie Williamson. She was born January 9, 1924, a daughter of the late Henry Stephen and Elizabeth Dean Perdue. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Hicks; a son, Donald L. Hicks; and her sister and brothers, Eloise Kafkas, Harold Perdue, Henry Perdue, and William Perdue. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, as well as a devoted Sunday School Teacher, Choir member, and was the oldest Church member in the terms of years of membership, 77 years, at Westmoreland Baptist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Melvin and Kay Hicks; a son, Robert Hicks; daughters-in-law, Joyce Hicks and Veria Hicks; sisters, Cynthia Mikhail and Janie Rhodes; grandchildren, Janet (Wes) Simpkins, Jason (Brittany) Hicks, Christina (Guy) Frazier, Heather (Stuff) Lynch, and Karen Hicks; great grandchildren, Natalie and Emily Simpkins, Chance and Grayson Frazier, and Kaleb and Jacob Lynch; step children, Larry (Jan) Williamson, Geneva (Joseph) George, Debbie (John) May, Roger (Kelly) Williamson and Sherrie (Steve) Brewer; step grandchildren, Cullie B. Williamson, Judy and Timmy George, Brad and Jason May, Austin and Cullie Brewer, and Misty, Alex, and Ashley Williamson. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Westmoreland Baptist Church, with Rev. C. J. Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Spring Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at Chapman's Mortuary from 5 pm until 8 pm Wednesday, October 21, 2009, and after noon Thursday at the church.