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Dr. Arthur Williamson

[November 03, 2008]  Dr. Arthur Ramsey Williamson, 82, of Lincoln died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at 9:12 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lincoln Christian Church, with Ron Otto and Paul Odom officiating.

Burial will be in Lucas Chapel Cemetery, rural Middletown.

Dr. Williamson served in the medical profession in Lincoln from 1964 until his retirement at age 70 in 1996.

He served in the U.S. Army at the close of the European Theater in World War II.

He was born Oct. 11, 1926, in Lincoln as the fourth of five children of Leslie and Beulah Scott Williamson. He marred Marilyn Shaffner.

He is survived by his wife; five sons, Dr. David (and Kim) Williamson, Bruce (and Cathy) Williamson, Dr. Jeffrey (and Jane) Williamson, John (and Donna) Williamson and Doug (and Michelle) Williamson; one sister, Dorothy Cargill; one brother, Robert (and Shirley) Williamson; a sister-in-law, Mildred; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Two older brothers preceded him in death: Clyde in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, and Leslie just two months ago.

Dr. Williamson was member of Lincoln Christian Church. He served on the board of education at Lincoln Community High School for 14 years and served his undergraduate alma mater on the alumni board and board of trustees. He helped coach the Little League Lions team.

After graduating from Lincoln High School, where he earned eight varsity athletic letters, he studied pre-medicine from 1947 to 1951 at Illinois College in Jacksonville, where he met his future wife. He later graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago and subsequently received his surgical training under the renowned Warren H. Cole, chief of surgery at the same institution.

He was honored as a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. In 1971, he was honored as the "Courier Man of the Year."

The family expresses thanks to Dr. Kasa and Lincoln Christian Nursing Home for their diligent care for Dr. Williamson the last 3 1/2 years.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln Christian Village or Illinois College at Jacksonville.

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