Funeral services for Mary Watson, 77, of Lexington, Miss., will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Pleasant Hill M.B. Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Watson, born Aug. 8, 1931 to Dosie Johnson and Nonnie Harris, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at UAMS in Little Rock. She was a retired owner of Watson Country Grocery Store and was a member of Pleasant Hill M.B. Church.
Her husband Walter Watson Sr., her parents and two sisters preceded her in death.
She leaves a son, Walter Watson Jr., of Little Rock, five daughters, Delores Watson, Edith Caples, Lillie Tubbs of Vicksburg, Miss., Addie Mae Clark of Jackson, Miss., Bessie Watson of Lexington; three sisters, Juanita Patton of Akron, Ohio, Ollie Mae Curtis of Chicago and Berthina King of Port Gibson, Miss.; 26 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
Stephens Funeral Home in Helena-West Helena will direct services.