Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Cloteal Elizabeth (Blount) Watson

Ninety-four years ago, on August 26, 1920, a beautiful blue-eyed blonde daughter 
was born to P.G. [Pirtle George] and "Betty" [Katherine Elizabeth] Blount, of 
Fairfield, Texas. They named her Cloteal Elizabeth.

She grew up on a farm in Fairfield and attended Fairfield schools graduating 
from Fairfield High School in 1938. She was blessed to have three siblings, Neal, 
Wayne and Fannie Ruth.

Shortly after graduating from high school, she married Sam Wood Watson. Four 
daughters were born to this union: Marilyn, Molly, Linda and Tommie. They raised 
their children on ranches in Leon and Madison Counties. Sam was a ranch foreman 
for 45 years, and Teal (as she preferred to be called) worked at Scott Drugstore, 
later known as Clouser Pharmacy, for 20 years. Sam succumbed to a heart attack 
in 1974.

In 1984, Teal married Kirk Watson of Flynn. She and Kirk shared 20 blessed years 
on his ranch in Flynn until his death 2004. Teal continued to live at the ranch. 
She loved to play “42” and joined a group weekly at the Flynn Grocery & Feed 
store. She also loved birds. She spent many hours bird watching from her dining 
room windows. She had hundreds of hummingbirds, martins, painted bunting, redbirds 
and bluebirds. Bluebird houses dotted the landscape around the house.

A few years ago, she suffered a couple of bad falls. She developed dementia and 
her health slowly declined. Her outside activities (working in the yard and 
riding her golf cart around the premises) were curtailed but she still enjoyed 
the company of her family and friends. If you stopped by her house, she would 
try to feed you. She was known for making the best banana pudding and rum cake.

She looked for the good in others, never speaking a bad word about anyone. She 
always thought of others first and lived by treating all with the same consideration. 
She encouraged her children to “be a little kinder than is necessary.”

“Mama Teal”, as she was known by her family, went to her final home in Heaven on 
Sunday, November 9, 2014. She leaves us with a gift of memories knowing that we 
were a part of a well lived life. We know that she is making Heaven smile with her 
sweet precious spirit.

Cloteal was the matriarch of her family and dearly loved by her children, 
grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and close friends. She 
was preceded in death by her parents; her two brothers, Neal Blount and Wayne 
Blount; sister, Fannie Ruth Awalt; husbands, Sam Watson and Kirk Watson; 
granddaughter, Dawn Dean Lawrenz; great granddaughter, Crystal Lawrenz; sons-in-
law, Aubrey Standley and Melvin Maness and special friend, Bro. Ross Newton.

She is survived by daughters, Marilyn Havard (husband, Jack), Molly Standley, 
Linda Maness, Tommie Johnson (husband, Bill) and step-daughter, Melva McDonald; 
grandchildren, Terry Dean (wife, Laura), Tony Dean (wife, D’Ann), Stacy Bennett 
(husband, Mark), Brandon Standley, Marnie Wood (husband, Doyle), and Tyson Johnson 
(wife, Marsha); fourteen great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; 
dear friends, Frank and Darlene Gilbert, Buren Noey, Belva Walker and Patsy 
Matejka and special caregivers, Donna Kennedy- Rojas and Cathy Cox.

Serving as pallbearers were Terry Dean, Tony Dean, Mark Bennett, Brandon Standley, 
Doyle Wood and Tyson Johnson. Serving as honorary pallbearers were John Awalt, 
Steve Awalt, Frank Gilbert, Buren Noey, Marshall Clouser, John Smith and J. D. 
Douthitt.

A visitation for “Teal” Watson was held from 5 PM until 7 PM, Tuesday, November 
11, 2014 at the Madisonville Funeral Home. Her funeral service was held at 2 PM, 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Madisonville Funeral Home. Rev. Wade Phillips 
officiated and burial was in the Old Liberty Cemetery in Leon County.

Madisonville Funeral Home was charge of arrangements.