Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Booker) Watts, Lena July 2, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Watts, Lena (Booker)    
1918 - 2005 
 
Lena Watts (Booker) 

Viewing begins today Friday, July 8, 2005, at 11 a.m., with an hour of 
meditation to be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Chapel of Ruckers 
Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 9, 2005, 11 a.m., at 
Jerusalem Mission COGIC, 924 Cottonwood Rd. Pastor Frank Madkins of Oakland, 
CA, is officiating with interment to follow at Union Cemetery. Lena Booker was 
born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on March 24, 1918, to the proud parents, Ed and 
Annie Booker. Later their family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she 
attended the local schools. Lena met Frank Watts and shortly after, they were 
united in marriage on June 4, 1938. they moved to California in 1942. From 
that union twelve children were born, Maxine, Hazel, Barbara, Frank Jr., 
Betty, Joyce, Willard, Jacqueline, Carl, Gwen, Leon and Arlene. Lena was a fun 
loving person, well liked by everyone and full of life. She was a homemaker, 
always tending to her children and grandchildren. She really enjoyed eating 
good gourmet food. Lena loved the Lord and loved going to church and reading 
her bible. She also loved telling people about Jesus. She was a faithful 
member of Jerusalem Mission Church of God In Christ, Pastor Rev. Freddie 
Thomas. In 2001, Lena moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she passed away 
Saturday, July 2, 2005. Lena Watts was preceded in death by her husband, Frank 
Watts; son, Willard and daughter, Hazel. She leaves to cherish her memory and 
celebrate her homegoing: her three sons, Frank Watts, Jr. of Oakland, CA, Carl 
Watts of Las Vegas, NV and Leon Watts of Bakersfield, CA; seven daughters, 
Maxine Eddington and husband, Rev. Billy Eddington, Barbara Decree, Joyce 
Jackson and husband, Edward Jackson, Jacqueline Greenwood, Arelene Johnson, 
all of Bakersfield, CA, Betty Jenkins, Gwendolyn Williams-Hamilton and 
husband, Bert Hamilton of Las Vegas, NV; three sisters, Olivia Thomas, Opal 
Jones, Helen Riley of Oklahoma city, OK; a host of grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, other loving relatives cherished 
friends and church family. 

Ruckers Mortuary Family Owned & Operated 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/8/2005.  


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