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Williamson was born in Vivian in northern Caddo Parish to [[Earl Williamson]] and the former Mamie Greer (1904–1948). He attended public schools and graduated in 1946 from Vivian High School, later North Caddo High School. He attended the Methodist-affiliated Centenary Collge in Shreveport for a year. In 1945, while still in high school, he married his childhood sweetheart, the former Norma Herring of Vivian. They were wed for nearly fifty-seven years until her death of a sudden [[stroke]] in 2002. In 2003, when he retired from business, Williamson married the former Rachel Nelson Dunn, former wife of [[Forrest Dunn]], who like Williamson is a former Shreveport furniture store owner and a former Democratic member of the Caddo Parish School Board and the Louisiana House of Representatives (1976–1984). Dunn was later the administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport.[2]

Williamson was born in Vivian in northern Caddo Parish to [[Earl Williamson]] and the former Mamie Greer (1904–1948). He attended public schools and graduated in 1946 from Vivian High School, later North Caddo High School. He attended the Methodist-affiliated Centenary Collge in Shreveport for a year. In 1945, while still in high school, he married his childhood sweetheart, the former Norma Herring of Vivian. They were wed for nearly fifty-seven years until her death of a sudden [[stroke]] in 2002. In 2003, when he retired from business, Williamson married the former Rachel Nelson Dunn, former wife of [[Forrest Dunn]], who like Williamson is a former Shreveport furniture store owner and a former Democratic member of the Caddo Parish School Board and the Louisiana House of Representatives (1976–1984). Dunn was later the administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport.[2]

From 1949 to 1951, Williamson worked for General Electric in the building of the [[United States Navy]]'s atomic fusion plant in Schenectady, [[New York]]. This work made possible the nuclear-powered submarine advanced by Admiral Hyman J. Rickover. As he was engaged in essential civilian employment, he was deferred from the draft during the [[Korean War]].

From 1949 to 1951, Williamson worked for General Electric in the building of the [[United States Navy]]'s atomic fusion plant in Schenectady, [[New York]]. This work made possible the nuclear-powered submarine advanced by Admiral [[Hyman G. Rickover]]. As he was engaged in essential civilian employment, he was deferred from the draft during the [[Korean War]].

Returning to Vivian in 1951, Williamson purchased Vivian Drugs, later North Caddo Drugs. After several years, he went into the furniture business. His Vivian Furniture Company was renamed "Designer Showroom" in 1976, when the operation moved to Shreveport. The business is run by his two sons, Guy Clifford Williamson (born 1953) and Randall Whitfield "Randy" Williamson (born 1957).  

Returning to Vivian in 1951, Williamson purchased Vivian Drugs, later North Caddo Drugs. After several years, he went into the furniture business. His Vivian Furniture Company was renamed "Designer Showroom" in 1976, when the operation moved to Shreveport. The business is run by his two sons, Guy Clifford Williamson (born 1953) and Randall Whitfield "Randy" Williamson (born 1957).