Jim Williamson

Jim A. Williamson, 74 of Ashdown, AR passed away November 4th, 2024 at Hospice of Texarkana. He was born August 21, 1950 in Ranger, Texas to Homer and Marjorie Williamson. Jim was editor, photographer, and Co-Publisher of the Little River News for 28 years. Later he was reporter and photographer for the Texarkana Gazette. For 43 years Jim was a journalist and photographer covering Southwest Arkansas. Jim received numerous Arkansas Press Association awards for news articles and photography. He also received several National Press Association awards. Jim had collected several of his favorite articles and short stories into a book called Aliens Artists and Other Absurdities. Jim was Ashdown Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1991, Texarkana Gazette Employee of the Year 2007, W.E. Hussman Employee of the Year for Palmer Newspaper in 2007, and received a Arkansas Senate Citation in 2008 for Outstanding news reporting and photography for the Little River News and Texarkana Gazette. Jim was proceeded in death by his mother Marjorie Jennings Williamson, brother-in-law Gerald Stripling and parents-in-law Royce and Kippy Wilson and nephew Seth Cook Wilson. Jim was survived by his wife of 47 years Katrina, daughter Heather Stevenson and husband Jimmy Stevenson of Texarkana , AR , father 103/104 year old Homer Williamson of Ashdown, sister Juanita Stripling of Denton, Texas, brother-in-law T.O. Wilson and wife Jane of Hot Springs, Arkansas, grandchildren Hayley and Colton Stevenson and his significant other Jordan Farren of Texarkana, Arkansas, niece Tracy Stripling and husband Arturo Madrid of Denton, Texas, nephew Adam Stripling of Little Rock Arkansas, great nieces April and Aspen Madrid and fiancé Sean Reiff, great nephew Quinten Stripling and significant other Jamie and son Leo Mac of Vilonia, Arkansas. The family would like to thank Reverend Jim Cross for his loving support throughout the years, thank the staff at Little River Memorial Hospital for years of kindness and special care, and especially thank all of the Angels at Hospice of Texarkana for being so Heavenly. In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent to First Methodist Church of Ashdown, 145 Commerce Street 71822 or Two Rivers Museum in Ashdown P.O. Box 1134. Visitation with family, friends and Elvis will be held at Madden Funeral Home in Ashdown, Arkansas on November 10th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jim Williamson

August 21, 1950 - November 4, 2024