Obituary for Howard "H. O." Watson

Memorial services for Howard O'Neal "H.O." Watson, 95, formerly of the Needmore Community will be at 11:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Meadow Baptist Church with Rev. Ken McClung and Chaplin Paul Miller officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.

The family will receive visitors from 6-8pm, Friday at the funeral home.

H.O. passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Lubbock. He was born July 13, 1915. in Jemison, Alabama to Wilford and Mary (Martin) Watson. He also attended school in Jemison. H.O. married Willadean Kirby on December 22, 194, in Quannah. They moved to West Texas in 1949. He farmed the Pool Community in Terry County. They returned to Terry County in 1981. H.O. served in the US Army Air Corp from 1942-1945. He loved retirement, fishing and his grandkids. He is preceded in death by his parents; 4 brothers; a great granddaughter, Adisyn Calfin.

H.O. is survived by his wife Dean; 2 daughters, Charolett (Wade)Gerner of Slaton and Marci Beasley and husband Mike of Lubbock; a son, David Beasley and wife Karen of Arlington, WA; honarary son, Gary Ratliff and wife Billie Jo; a sister, Faye May of Polk City, FL; 7 grandchildren, Kimberly Hunter & Chad Watson of Anchorage, AK, Jennifer Calfin, Tonya (Michael) LaVere and Courtney (Lance) Wilson, all of Lubbock, Abby (Aaron) Cave and Todd (Jaclyn) Christianson of Arlington, WA; 8 great grandchildren, Brittany Hunter, Derek McNutt, Elisabeth and Colby LaVere, Daxx and Dallan Calfin, Allie and Cooper Wilson; 5 great-great grandchildren, Jayda and Jersey Hunter, and Christian, Henry and Lars Cave; numerous nieces and nephews.