Obituaries: Mrs. J. R. Watts, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 26, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites Held For Mrs. J. R. Watts

Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Friday,
August 20, for Mrs. Mary Averett Watts, 80, who passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Willie Gaar, Thursday afternoon after a lengthy illness.  Last
rites were conducted by the Rev. Fred S. Flurry, church pastor, assisted by
Rev. H. H. McBride and Rev. Alwin Stokes.  Burial was in the Winnfield
Cemetery.

Mrs. Watts was born in Alabama on September 19, 1867, and moved to Louisiana
when she was a young girl.  She was married in 1884 to the late J. R. Watts,
Sr., Winn Parish farmer and merchant, who died in 1925.  Mrs. Watts would
have been 81 years of age on September 19.  She had been in poor health
for some time.

Surviving are four sons, J. R. Watts and Kenneth Watts, Sr., of Winnfield; A.
J. Watts of Camden, Ark., and P. R. Watts, Port Arthur, Texas; three
daughters, Mrs. Willie Gaar of Winnfield, Mrs. W. J. Jackson of Orange, Texas,
and Mrs. Ina Rushing of Corpus Christi, Texas; four brothers, W. O. Averett of
Winnfield, J. R. Averett of Hallsville, Texas, D. E. Averett of Gilmer, Texas,
and W. W. Averett of Shreveport; two sister, Mrs. C. E. Sompayrac of
Winnfield, and Mrs. J. W. Baker of Pocahontus, Miss.; a number of
grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Grandsons of Mrs. Watts served who served as pallbearers were: James Watts,
Joe Watts, Kenneth Watts, Jr., and Richard Hopper Watts of Winnfield, Abner
Watts of Chicago, Ill., Prentiss Ray Watts of Oklahoma City, Fenwick Leigh
Watts of Port Arthur, Texas, and W. O. Jackson of Port Arthur.