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Sibyl Louise Long Watkins
14 Jul 1919 – 19 Dec 2012
| Birth | 14 Jul 1919 |
| Death | 19 Dec 2012 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Ballinger , Runnels County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | OldSoul-Progressive Spirit on 19 Feb 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102761496 |
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SAN ANGELO A celebration of life honoring Sibyl Watkins will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Freedom Fellowship, 342 S. Chadbourne St., San Angelo, Texas. Her son, Harold Watkins, pastor of Freedom Fellowship will be officiating along with Don Ardrey, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow in Ballinger in Evergreen Cemetery. Sibyl, 93, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. She was born at home on a farm in Smith County near Troup, Texas, on July 14, 1919, on her daddy's 28th birthday. When she was very young her family moved to Ballinger, Texas, where her mother's family lived. She was the first of six children born to Andrew Jackson and Sallie Vivian Long. Sibyl loved school and reading was her passion. She finished high school at the age of 16 and began her first job in a government welfare program for youth where she met her future husband. She was married to Sherman Watkins on Jan. 16, 1942, in Ballinger, Texas. They were blessed with five children. Sibyl came to know and love Jesus at the First Church of God in Ballinger. She served the Lord faithfully at the First Church of God and later the First Church of the Nazarene in San Angelo. Through the years she served as a Sunday school teacher, a choir member, a youth leader, treasurer and head hostess for church dinners. She was very dedicated to the ministry of the church. Our Mother's favorite Scripture was, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Prov. 3:5-6 She had a tremendous love for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She always made sure that their favorite dishes were prepared. As long as her health permitted, she attended graduations, weddings and baby dedications of her family. She was always fun-loving and loved to interact with her grandchildren. She was often teased about her life's perspectives. Sibyl was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her three brothers, Jack, Billie and C.A. Long; and a grandson, Mark Sanders. She is survived by two brothers and their wives, O.R. and Lois Long of Tecumseh, Mich., and Charles and Shirley Long of Austin, Texas; five children, Lana Sanders and husband Paul, Mount Sterling, Ky., Kerry Cox and husband Gary, Nixa, Mo., Roger Watkins and wife Connie, Houston, Texas, Harold Watkins and wife Mary Lou, San Angelo and Janet Hickman and husband Alan, Grapevine, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. As we look back, we think of the faith that was expressed through day-to-day living for Jesus, the love that was extended in so many caring ways and the blessings that God brought to so many through her life. As we look ahead, we wait in joyous expectation for the reunion that will be ours in heaven and for eternal wonders that we will discover when we are together in the presence of our Lord. Published in GoSanAngelo from December 20 to December 22, 2012.
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- PFC Andrew Jackson "Jack" Long Jr 1921–1984
- SGT Chester Aubrey "C.A." Long 1922–2012
- Infant Daughter Long 1925–1925
- SN Billie Joe Long 1926–1971
- SN Oliver Raymond "O. R." Long 1929–2015
- Rev Charles Rayburn Long Sr 1935–2020
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