Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Thursday, January 26, 2006

Mrs. Shirley Dianne Hawthorne Watson

Services for Dianne Hawthorne Watson will be at Hixson Brothers, Pineville at 11:00 am Friday, January 27, 2006. Dianne's cousin, Rev. Michael John Mercer, and Dr. Gary Baldwin will be officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Mrs. Watson, age 54, of Pineville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at the LSU Medical Center in Pineville after a brief illness.

Mrs. Watson was a court reporter for M&S and was a member of First Baptist Church, Pineville and ESA Sorority.

Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Andrew Hawthorne.

Survivors include her daughter, Kelli Danielle Watson of Suffolk, Virginia; step-daughters, Christy Watson Lee and husband, Virgil of Crofton, Maryland and Jennifer Watson Espinoso and husband, Domingo of Austin, Texas; her mother, Betty Mercer Hawthorne of Pineville; brother, Randy Hawthorne and wife, Bonnie of Libuse; 3 step-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Chris Hawthorne, Pat Spencer, Ross LeFleur, Kenny Hawthorne and Ronald Lyles.

Visitation will be at Hixson Brothers, Pineville Friday, January 27, 2006 from 8:00 am until time of services.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105-1905 or to the charity of your choice.

To extend online condolences to the Watson family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com.