Shirley L. Watkins, 72, of Chester died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in her home.
She was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Bloomer to the late Elmer and Margaret Watson.
She was a retired United Steelworker from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, a farmer, a master gardener and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Terri Watkins; a sister, Margie Payton; and three brothers, Elmer Raymond Watson Jr., Bobby G. Watson and Danny Joe Watson.
She is survived by three daughters, Teresa Watkins-Franklin of the Lee Creek community, Tina Cluck of Evansville and Tammy Y. Watkins of Chester; two sisters, Clora Schriver and Jane Key, both of Van Buren; a brother, James Harold Watson of Chester; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chester Freewill Baptist Church in Chester with interment to follow at Vaught Cemetery in Mountainburg under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren.
She was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Bloomer to the late Elmer and Margaret Watson.
She was a retired United Steelworker from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, a farmer, a master gardener and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Terri Watkins; a sister, Margie Payton; and three brothers, Elmer Raymond Watson Jr., Bobby G. Watson and Danny Joe Watson.
She is survived by three daughters, Teresa Watkins-Franklin of the Lee Creek community, Tina Cluck of Evansville and Tammy Y. Watkins of Chester; two sisters, Clora Schriver and Jane Key, both of Van Buren; a brother, James Harold Watson of Chester; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chester Freewill Baptist Church in Chester with interment to follow at Vaught Cemetery in Mountainburg under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren.
Shirley L. Watkins, 72, of Chester died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in her home.
She was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Bloomer to the late Elmer and Margaret Watson.
She was a retired United Steelworker from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, a farmer, a master gardener and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Terri Watkins; a sister, Margie Payton; and three brothers, Elmer Raymond Watson Jr., Bobby G. Watson and Danny Joe Watson.
She is survived by three daughters, Teresa Watkins-Franklin of the Lee Creek community, Tina Cluck of Evansville and Tammy Y. Watkins of Chester; two sisters, Clora Schriver and Jane Key, both of Van Buren; a brother, James Harold Watson of Chester; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chester Freewill Baptist Church in Chester with interment to follow at Vaught Cemetery in Mountainburg under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren.
She was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Bloomer to the late Elmer and Margaret Watson.
She was a retired United Steelworker from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, a farmer, a master gardener and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Terri Watkins; a sister, Margie Payton; and three brothers, Elmer Raymond Watson Jr., Bobby G. Watson and Danny Joe Watson.
She is survived by three daughters, Teresa Watkins-Franklin of the Lee Creek community, Tina Cluck of Evansville and Tammy Y. Watkins of Chester; two sisters, Clora Schriver and Jane Key, both of Van Buren; a brother, James Harold Watson of Chester; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chester Freewill Baptist Church in Chester with interment to follow at Vaught Cemetery in Mountainburg under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren.
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