OBIT: Samuel G. WATTERSON, Dr., 2007, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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WATTERSON, Samuel G. Dr. 

Dr. Samuel G. Watterson, 70, Holiday, Fla., died March 9, 2007 at Helen Ellis 
Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs, Fla. Born July 25, 1936 in Philadelphia, son 
of Samuel J. and Lillie (Bell) Watterson. Preceded in death by parents and 
sister, Janet Houser. Survived by wife, Margaret (Wheeler), Holiday, Fla. and 
Jennerstown; children, Kimberley, wife of Charles Farabaugh, Wesley Chapel, 
Fla.; Stephen Paul and wife, Rhonda, Friedens; Army National Guard Major Brian 
Scott, Warminster; Amy Jo, Holiday, Fla.; and Joseph Labik and wife, Carolyn, 
Somerset. Dr. Watterson is also survived by four grandchildren, Nikki Watterson, 
Sam Watterson, Chelsea Farabaugh, and Salliann Labik; and great-grandchild, 
Masen Merkel. A graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Dr. 
Watterson performed his internship and residency at Chestnut Hill Hospital, 
Philadelphia. Following this, he served active duty in the U.S. Navy based in 
Norfolk, Va. and remained a general medical officer in the ready reserved for 
more than 20 years. He had attained the rank of captain prior to his retirement 
in December 1991. Dr. Watterson served the Somerset and Johnstown communities as 
a family physician for more than 30 years, including a private practice from 
1982-89 along Route 985 in Somerset County. Dr. Watterson was a member of the 
American Cancer Society and served on the board of directors and as president 
for both the Somerset County unit and the Pennsylvania division. He also served 
as a Pennsylvania Division National delegate. Dr. Watterson was a member of the 
Somerset Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, where he served as a deacon 
and as a member of the board of the Somerset Christian School. Friends and 
family are invited to attend a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the 
Somerset Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Somerset. The Rev. James 
Vanderfort officiating. Private interment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Somerset County Unit, 
in memory of Samuel G. Watterson, M.D.

Daily American, March 25, 2007