Joe L. Watson

Southern Standard, Jan. 12, 2003

Joe Lee Watson

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Lee Watson, Sr., 86, died Jan. 11 at River Park Hospital after a brief illness.  He was a retired school bus driver for the Warren County School System.  The son of James Ernest and Elizabeth Belle Brady Watson, he is survived by his wife, Jessie King Watson of McMinnville; son, Joe Watson, Jr. of Lebanon; daughter, Genia Bathe of Knoxville; sisters, Martha Coppinger of Indiana, and Jean Northcutt of Ohio; brother, Lanis Watson of Grundy County; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by sons, Robert and Jerry Watson and granddaughter, Becky Watson.  Services will be held at 12 p.m. Monday at High's Chapel with Randall Geren officiating.  Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory.  Visitation will be held after 10 a.m. today and from 9 a.m. until service Monday at High's.  High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

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