Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas
Name of Deceased: Marge M. Watkins Age: 93
Date of Death: went to be with the Lord January 8, 2015
Place of Death: Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: August 30, 1921 at Dodge City, Kansas
Parents Name: Fred & Anna May (Lewis) Cummins
OBITUARY INFORMATION
She married Henry F. Watkins October 3, 1938 at Dodge City, Kansas. He died February 25, 1991.
She and her husband owned Westlawn Salvage until 1956 when they moved to Great Bend. They then opened their new business, A & A Iron & Metal.
She was a member of Grace Community Church, Great Bend. She loved fishing, hunting, gardening, bowling, and bingo.
SURVIVORS
one son: Michael O. Watkins and his wife Dixie of Great Bend, KS
one daughter: Judith M. Turnbull and her husband James L. of South Hutchinson, KS
three grandchildren: Jeffrey Watkins, Craig Watkins, and Stacey Keas
nine great-grandchildren: Evan Watkins, Lane Watkins, Jack Watkins, Emory Watkins, Devin Watkins, Cooper Watkins, Seth Keas, Jared Keas, and Amy Keas
She was preceded in death by five brothers, William M. Cummins, Freddie H. Cummins, Frankie B. Cummins, George R. Cummins, and Harry L. Cummins, and three sisters, Josephine Warfield, Estella Knobbe, and Bessie May Boyle.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.
Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: Pastor Tom Swain
Interment: 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Golden Belt Humane Society or Almost Home, Inc., in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530