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The Herald Democrat
October 31, 2011

Whitesboro - Rev. Harold H. Watson, 84, died Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ, Sherman.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Whitesboro with Rev. Mike Flanagan officiating, assisted by Rev. Rick Carney, Rev. Joe Howard, Rev. Dewey Watson, and Rev. Jimmy Hedges. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Meador Funeral Home.
Harold Houston Watson was born February 13, 1927 in Mansfield, Texas to DeWitt Clinton and Ollie Mae Fowler Watson. He grew up near Arlington, Texas. After serving in the Merchant Marines, he was discharged from the U.S. Army. He attended college at Hardin-Simmons University. He married Georgia Thompson on March 16, 1946. They had a precious daughter, Theresa Joy, who lived 20 minutes and God called her home. The Lord then blessed their home with 3 more children: Cindy, Joe and Tishira.
Georgia went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2002. Bro. Watson married Tammy DeWitt on February 14, 2003. She went home to be with the Lord on February 18, 2003 while in Key West, Florida. On January 15, 2005 he married Carol Ann Paschen. He loved farming and working with cattle. He enjoyed bird hunting. His favorite sports teams were the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Texas Longhorns.
Rev. Harold Watson was active in the ministry for 57 years. He shepherded churches in Verden, Oklahoma; Peacock, Texas; Clyde, Texas; Hilton, Oklahoma; Whitesboro, Texas; and Southmayd, Texas, as well as serving as the Pastor Emeritus for First Baptist Church of Whitesboro. He served as moderator for the Grayson County Baptist Association and on the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was a founder of the North Texas Easter Retreat at the Falls Creek Baptist Encampment in Davis, Oklahoma. He was named as one of the top ten Rural Pastors in North America.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Watson, of Gainesville; son, Joe Watson, of Whitewright; two daughters, Cindy Jordan of Lewisville and Tishira Brown of Whitesboro; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; step-son, Mike Freytag; step-daughter, Jana Sudderth; 5 step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild; and niece, Tammy Watson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Georgia Watson and their daughter, Theresa Joy Watson; his granddaughter, Tracy Jeannette Jordan; his sister, Joy Ann Pike; and his wife, Tammy Watson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, 6714 Hwy. 77D, Davis, Oklahoma 73030-8002.