Obituaries: Mac Kennon Watts, 1960, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 29, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Last Rites For Mrs. J. R. Watts Held September 28

Mrs. Mac Kennon Watts, 71, wife of J. R. Watts, Jr., of Winnfield, died at
a local hospital at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, following a heart attack.  She
was a native of Dubberly, La., having been born September 9, 1889, but had
spent most of her lifetime in Winnfield.

Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist 
Church with Dr. W. L. Holcomb and Rev. R. H. Staples officiating.  Burial was
in the Garden of Memories Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Acting as pallbearers were Waylon McDonald of Jonesboro, Eli Harrell, Elton
Brewton, Newton Forrest, C. C. Carter, and Bobby Byrnes.

Mrs. Watts was a member of the First Baptist Church and was still active in
business, assisting her husband with the operation of the Watts Gin Company
here.  She was a first cousin to the former Governor Robert Kennon of
Louisiana.

Surviving are her husband, James R. Watts, Jr., of Winnfield; one daughter,
Mrs. George E. Brewton, Winnfield; four sons, Jamrs R. III, Winnfield, Joe E.
Watts, Jonesboro, A. W. Watts, Alcova, Wyoming, and John K. Watts, Shreveport;
one brother, John Kennon of Dubberly; two sisters, Mrs. P. D. Burton,
Lewisville, Arkansas, and Mrs. C. B. Kithens, Homer, La., and nine
grandchildren.