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Extracted from The Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA)
WATSON, Francis B.
Funeral services for Francis Bulloch Watson, 89, will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Steve James will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial
Park.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today, Nov. 16, and from 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Watson died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, in a local hospital.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a machinist and co-owner of
Watson Machine Shop for over 50 years. He retired in 1986. He was a
charter member of Trinity Baptist Church and a deacon emeritus.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Watson; one daughter, Marion Ruth Noblit
of Sulphur; one brother, Gilbert Watson of Lake Charles; and his sister
Elizabeth Shidler of Lake Charles.
Memorials may be made to the New Orleans Baptist Theological, 3939
Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70126, or to the Louisiana Baptist
Children's Home in Monroe.
Tuesday, November 16, 1999