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Mr. Otis Junior Watson, 85 of Middlebourne
Otis Junior Watson, 85, of Middlebourne, went to be with the Lord on Sunday (May 2, 2021).
He was born November 28, 1935 in Quaker City, son of the late Otis and Dessie (Walker) Watson.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald E. Watson; and two sisters, Wilma Roberta (Harold) Shriver and Edna (Robert) Osborn.
He married Beverly Jean (Parlet) on September 4, 1955. They were married 65 years.
He was a 1953 graduate of Old Washington High School. In 1999, he retired from Shield Alloy of Byesville after thirty years of service in the maintenance department. He was a twenty-one year member of the Pennyroyal Ruritan Club. He was a member of the Middlebourne United Methodist Church.
Haida centenarian to celebrate birthday in Craig
Posted by Maria Dudzak | Jan 29, 2021
A resident of Prince of Wales Island, who is the world’s oldest living Haida, is being honored for his longevity and community service. Fred Hamilton, Sr. will be celebrating his birthday next Tuesday in Craig, the community he was born in 100 years to the day.
Fred Hamilton, Sr. was born in Craig in 1921, the middle of nine children. He is of the Raven moiety and his crests are Owl, Brown Bear and Flicker. When he was 10 years old, his mother died and he and several of his siblings were sent to the Sheldon Jackson boarding school in Sitka the following year. Hamilton said he would return to Craig each summer to commercial fish to earn money to pay the $35 annual tuition. After graduating in 1942, he and another man from Sitka joined the Navy.
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Chockley, Richard H. “Dick”. Graveside services, 11 a.m. Saturday at Rushville City Cemetery. Wood Funeral Home in Rushville is in charge.
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Evans, Beverly Jean. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Saturday at Green Pond Cemetery near Pearl. Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge.
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Ionson, Elizabeth Ellen. Memorial service, 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Green Acres Hotel in Pittsfield. Visitation, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday in the hotel lobby. Face masks and social distancing required. Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield is in charge.
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Roberts, Shirley A. Visitation, 4-7 p.m. Monday at Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester. Private family funeral, 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Public committal service will follow the private funeral at Bowers Cemetery near Alsey.
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