Mr. Helen Williamson

Joseph "Toby Joe" Williamson, 81, of Sturgis died at 1 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital in Evansville, Ind.

Mr. Williamson was a member of New Hope Independent Baptist Church, a trustee at Sturgis Baptist Church for many years, a retired coal miner of 33 years and a member of UMWA local 23.

He was preceded in death by his wife Helen Williamson in 1997 and a daughter Linda K. Buckman in 1997.