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Billy Don Watkins

31 Jul 1941 – 4 Jul 2012

Birth	31 Jul 1941
Death	4 Jul 2012
Cemetery	Hamilton - Beeman Cemetery Retreat , Navarro County , Texas , USA
Added by	46844902 on 06 Jul 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93129384

Bio

Billy Don Watkins, 70, of Corsicana, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. He was born July 31, 1941 in Cryer Creek. Billy Don set a wonderful example for his children and grandchildren of honesty, dependability and the value of hard work. He began working at 12 years old at the Donut Shop and later worked as an electrician for Almos Thomas and Carl Wayne Morris. He began his own business, Watkins Electric and Air Conditioning, in 1964 at age of 22. He enjoyed being able to work alongside his family serving the needs of his community. He loved his family deeply and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. They will cherish memories of Sunday dinners, fishing at the Colorado River, hunting in Llano, and helping PawPaw out at the shop. Billy Don was preceded in death by his grandparents Gus and Eliza Littlejohn, father Leonard Watkins, mother Juanita Bower, and step-father Rex Bower. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Martha Graham Watkins, son Terry Watkins and wife Ann, and son Lance Watkins and wife Damara, all of Corsicana. He is also survived by his grandchildren Grayson Watkins and Graham Watkins and step-grandson Ian Cunningham all of Corsicana. Billy Don is also survived by his sister Patsy Warren and husband Larry of Corsicana, brothers Ray Bower and wife Debbie of Katy, Texas and Rex Bower, Jr. of Philidelphia, Penn., and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2012 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Corsicana at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012 with internment following at Hamilton Beamon Cemetary. Pallbearers will be Mark Powell, Mark Hansen, Doug Hansen, Freddy Drew, Ray Bower and Alan Powell. Honorary Pallbearers are Charles Slate, Larry Daniel, Bill Register, and John Smith. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. Corsicana Daily Sun July 5, 2012

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Family

Parents

• Leonard Allen Watkins 1915–1963
• Juanita Jo Littlejohn Bower 1922–2004

Siblings

• Rexford Eacil "Rex" Bower III 1949–2019
• Infant Daughter Bower 1956–1956
• Infant Bower 1959–1959

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