Billie J. Dawson, 92, of Greenville passed away May 3, 2016 at Legend Healthcare. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Bill Shaddox officiating.
Born February 26, 1924 in Winnsboro, Billie was the daughter of J. C. and Jewel Baxter Davis. On December 11, 1942 in Greenville, she married Lloyd B. Dawson. During WWII, Billie worked for Bell Telephone Company where she enjoyed being an operator. In 1967, she and her husband built Dawson Apartments, a family business, which she continued to operate after his death. Billie had many interests. Among those were gardening, traveling, cooking and reading. Through the years, she was involved in the D. A. R., the original Bowie PTA, the Standard Club and the Altar Guild at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Her survivors include her daughters, Diane McCutchen and husband, Kent of Greenville, Kathy Lewis of Athens and Jan Hempel of Princeton, New Jersey; grandchildren Mark McHenry, Lori Shaw, Karen Leos, Hadley Hempel, Holly Hempel and Maggie Lewis; six great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her father, J. C. Davis; mother and step-father, Jewel and Pat Wilkins; and sister, Clarice Hornbuckle.