Arden Eugene Watson, 93, died in his home in Brigham City, Utah, on Jan. 7, 2008. He was born May 6, 1914 to Thomas Rowan Watson and Dorothy Skidmore in Lovell. He grew up on his parents' farm, the oldest of eight children.
He is survived by two brothers, Richard of Lovell and Dale of Nashville, Tenn., and two sisters, Val Neville of Brigham City and Ester Waters of Murray, Utah.
Arden married Margretta Lamb in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug 4, 1936. They had five children, Gene (Linda) of South Ogden, Joan (Neff) Smith of Albuquerque, Donna (Ray) Moon of Orem, Marlene (Rex) Lish of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol (deceased) (George) Welch of Murray. Margretta died Aug 1, 1946.
In Aug. of 1948 he married Thora Hatch Rollins, who had six children from a previous marriage. At the time of her death in Jan. 1981, the couple had over 100 descendants.
In Aug. of 1981 he married Lillian Stuart Knudsen. Arden and Lillian got acquainted in the hospital in Brigham City as Lillian was sitting with her husband Glenn, who died of cancer, and while Arden was sitting with Thora, who died from a stroke. Lillian and Glenn had seven children. Lillian died Feb. 16, 2006.
Arden was an excellent farmer and grew fantastic vegetable gardens. He loved to fish and became an expert at catching fish out of the Mantua Reservoir on days when no one else could. He retired from Thiokol Chemical Corp., where he worked as a boiler fireman.
He was an active High Priest in the Brigham City 13th Ward and served as a temple worker in the Ogden temple for 20 years. He invested in rental properties in Brigham City and had several rental units that kept him busy during his retirement years. In his late 80s he took up bowling for exercise.
After Lillian died, Arden moved out of their assisted living apartment in Ogden and back into his home in Brigham City. The family would like to thank Christina Barrier for the excellent care she provided Arden in his home and Ali's Angels and the Legacy Health Care folks for the intensive care they provided Arden the last few weeks of his life.
Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery.
He is survived by two brothers, Richard of Lovell and Dale of Nashville, Tenn., and two sisters, Val Neville of Brigham City and Ester Waters of Murray, Utah.
Arden married Margretta Lamb in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug 4, 1936. They had five children, Gene (Linda) of South Ogden, Joan (Neff) Smith of Albuquerque, Donna (Ray) Moon of Orem, Marlene (Rex) Lish of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol (deceased) (George) Welch of Murray. Margretta died Aug 1, 1946.
In Aug. of 1948 he married Thora Hatch Rollins, who had six children from a previous marriage. At the time of her death in Jan. 1981, the couple had over 100 descendants.
In Aug. of 1981 he married Lillian Stuart Knudsen. Arden and Lillian got acquainted in the hospital in Brigham City as Lillian was sitting with her husband Glenn, who died of cancer, and while Arden was sitting with Thora, who died from a stroke. Lillian and Glenn had seven children. Lillian died Feb. 16, 2006.
Arden was an excellent farmer and grew fantastic vegetable gardens. He loved to fish and became an expert at catching fish out of the Mantua Reservoir on days when no one else could. He retired from Thiokol Chemical Corp., where he worked as a boiler fireman.
He was an active High Priest in the Brigham City 13th Ward and served as a temple worker in the Ogden temple for 20 years. He invested in rental properties in Brigham City and had several rental units that kept him busy during his retirement years. In his late 80s he took up bowling for exercise.
After Lillian died, Arden moved out of their assisted living apartment in Ogden and back into his home in Brigham City. The family would like to thank Christina Barrier for the excellent care she provided Arden in his home and Ali's Angels and the Legacy Health Care folks for the intensive care they provided Arden the last few weeks of his life.
Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery.
Arden Eugene Watson, 93, died in his home in Brigham City, Utah, on Jan. 7, 2008. He was born May 6, 1914 to Thomas Rowan Watson and Dorothy Skidmore in Lovell. He grew up on his parents' farm, the oldest of eight children.
He is survived by two brothers, Richard of Lovell and Dale of Nashville, Tenn., and two sisters, Val Neville of Brigham City and Ester Waters of Murray, Utah.
Arden married Margretta Lamb in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug 4, 1936. They had five children, Gene (Linda) of South Ogden, Joan (Neff) Smith of Albuquerque, Donna (Ray) Moon of Orem, Marlene (Rex) Lish of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol (deceased) (George) Welch of Murray. Margretta died Aug 1, 1946.
In Aug. of 1948 he married Thora Hatch Rollins, who had six children from a previous marriage. At the time of her death in Jan. 1981, the couple had over 100 descendants.
In Aug. of 1981 he married Lillian Stuart Knudsen. Arden and Lillian got acquainted in the hospital in Brigham City as Lillian was sitting with her husband Glenn, who died of cancer, and while Arden was sitting with Thora, who died from a stroke. Lillian and Glenn had seven children. Lillian died Feb. 16, 2006.
Arden was an excellent farmer and grew fantastic vegetable gardens. He loved to fish and became an expert at catching fish out of the Mantua Reservoir on days when no one else could. He retired from Thiokol Chemical Corp., where he worked as a boiler fireman.
He was an active High Priest in the Brigham City 13th Ward and served as a temple worker in the Ogden temple for 20 years. He invested in rental properties in Brigham City and had several rental units that kept him busy during his retirement years. In his late 80s he took up bowling for exercise.
After Lillian died, Arden moved out of their assisted living apartment in Ogden and back into his home in Brigham City. The family would like to thank Christina Barrier for the excellent care she provided Arden in his home and Ali's Angels and the Legacy Health Care folks for the intensive care they provided Arden the last few weeks of his life.
Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery.
He is survived by two brothers, Richard of Lovell and Dale of Nashville, Tenn., and two sisters, Val Neville of Brigham City and Ester Waters of Murray, Utah.
Arden married Margretta Lamb in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug 4, 1936. They had five children, Gene (Linda) of South Ogden, Joan (Neff) Smith of Albuquerque, Donna (Ray) Moon of Orem, Marlene (Rex) Lish of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol (deceased) (George) Welch of Murray. Margretta died Aug 1, 1946.
In Aug. of 1948 he married Thora Hatch Rollins, who had six children from a previous marriage. At the time of her death in Jan. 1981, the couple had over 100 descendants.
In Aug. of 1981 he married Lillian Stuart Knudsen. Arden and Lillian got acquainted in the hospital in Brigham City as Lillian was sitting with her husband Glenn, who died of cancer, and while Arden was sitting with Thora, who died from a stroke. Lillian and Glenn had seven children. Lillian died Feb. 16, 2006.
Arden was an excellent farmer and grew fantastic vegetable gardens. He loved to fish and became an expert at catching fish out of the Mantua Reservoir on days when no one else could. He retired from Thiokol Chemical Corp., where he worked as a boiler fireman.
He was an active High Priest in the Brigham City 13th Ward and served as a temple worker in the Ogden temple for 20 years. He invested in rental properties in Brigham City and had several rental units that kept him busy during his retirement years. In his late 80s he took up bowling for exercise.
After Lillian died, Arden moved out of their assisted living apartment in Ogden and back into his home in Brigham City. The family would like to thank Christina Barrier for the excellent care she provided Arden in his home and Ali's Angels and the Legacy Health Care folks for the intensive care they provided Arden the last few weeks of his life.
Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery.
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