Mary E. Watkins

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Mary E. Watkins, 87, Quincy, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at Meadow Lake of Mooresville.

She was born on June 13, 1926 in Harlan County, Ky., and was the daughter of the late Lewis G. and Rhoda Catherine (Gibbons) Greene.

She was married to Cleo R. Watkins on July 20, 1946, and he preceded her in death on March 7, 1999.

In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her siblings, Caroline Shoopman, Dorothy Muncy, John C. Greene, Donald V. Greene, Melvin Greene, Millard Greene, Lewis G. Greene and seven other siblings.

She is survived by her children, Pamela June Strielmeier and husband Jimmy, Memphis, Tenn., Russell M. Watkins, Solsberry, Steven C. Watkins and wife Brenda, Plainfield, James I. Watkins, Martinsville, and Gerald "Jerry" A. Watkins and wife Laura, Quincy; her sister, Lois Kimberly, Washington, and her brother, William Greene and wife Anna, Cloverdale; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the Alaska Christian Church and had served as a cook at Putnam County Hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mannan Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at: cds@whitakerfuneralhome.net.