Muriel was the daughter of Alonzo Franklin Philpot and Rosie Ellen Clark. In 1910 she was living with her family in Atkinson, Maine, she being aged 1 and 3/12 years. Muriel attended the Dover Foxcroft Academy as a member of the class of 1925. In 1930 her family was living on Winter Street in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, and Muriel was aged 21 and called a bookkeeper. In 1941 she moved to Norton, Mass., and later to Providence, Rhode Island. While there she served as Vice-chairman of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Chairman of the Women's Division of Savings Bonds.
Muriel was first married to a Mr. Pingree and divorced, then in 1954 was married at the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to John Bertram Watson, known as Bert. Bert and Muriel moved from Rhode Island to the Clearwater, Florida area in 1956. They were involved in a number of business ventures, and later co-founded the Pinellas Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. As a member of the board of that organization, Muriel was responsible for raising over $3 million for the center, and she was also instrumental in founding the KIDS program in 1987, geared towards children aged five and under. The center became known as the Lighthouse of Pinellas, and the building in which it was housed was eventually named the John B. and Muriel P. Watson Building.
When Muriel's brother, Louis, died in 1999, she created a scholarship fund at the Dover Foxcroft Academy in his memory. She and her brother had made gifts of over $270,000 to the academy, and in appreciation of their generosity, the library at the academy was named the Muriel Philpot Watson Library. Muriel continues to support her beloved academy with a planned gift.
To this memorialist, Muriel was a remarkably "together" woman, and was frequently recognized by community leaders for her civic involvement. She lived to the age of 97, and was sharp and lucid until her death. She is fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, and by the family of her husband.
Muriel was first married to a Mr. Pingree and divorced, then in 1954 was married at the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to John Bertram Watson, known as Bert. Bert and Muriel moved from Rhode Island to the Clearwater, Florida area in 1956. They were involved in a number of business ventures, and later co-founded the Pinellas Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. As a member of the board of that organization, Muriel was responsible for raising over $3 million for the center, and she was also instrumental in founding the KIDS program in 1987, geared towards children aged five and under. The center became known as the Lighthouse of Pinellas, and the building in which it was housed was eventually named the John B. and Muriel P. Watson Building.
When Muriel's brother, Louis, died in 1999, she created a scholarship fund at the Dover Foxcroft Academy in his memory. She and her brother had made gifts of over $270,000 to the academy, and in appreciation of their generosity, the library at the academy was named the Muriel Philpot Watson Library. Muriel continues to support her beloved academy with a planned gift.
To this memorialist, Muriel was a remarkably "together" woman, and was frequently recognized by community leaders for her civic involvement. She lived to the age of 97, and was sharp and lucid until her death. She is fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, and by the family of her husband.
Muriel was the daughter of Alonzo Franklin Philpot and Rosie Ellen Clark. In 1910 she was living with her family in Atkinson, Maine, she being aged 1 and 3/12 years. Muriel attended the Dover Foxcroft Academy as a member of the class of 1925. In 1930 her family was living on Winter Street in Dover Foxcroft, Maine, and Muriel was aged 21 and called a bookkeeper. In 1941 she moved to Norton, Mass., and later to Providence, Rhode Island. While there she served as Vice-chairman of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Chairman of the Women's Division of Savings Bonds.
Muriel was first married to a Mr. Pingree and divorced, then in 1954 was married at the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to John Bertram Watson, known as Bert. Bert and Muriel moved from Rhode Island to the Clearwater, Florida area in 1956. They were involved in a number of business ventures, and later co-founded the Pinellas Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. As a member of the board of that organization, Muriel was responsible for raising over $3 million for the center, and she was also instrumental in founding the KIDS program in 1987, geared towards children aged five and under. The center became known as the Lighthouse of Pinellas, and the building in which it was housed was eventually named the John B. and Muriel P. Watson Building.
When Muriel's brother, Louis, died in 1999, she created a scholarship fund at the Dover Foxcroft Academy in his memory. She and her brother had made gifts of over $270,000 to the academy, and in appreciation of their generosity, the library at the academy was named the Muriel Philpot Watson Library. Muriel continues to support her beloved academy with a planned gift.
To this memorialist, Muriel was a remarkably "together" woman, and was frequently recognized by community leaders for her civic involvement. She lived to the age of 97, and was sharp and lucid until her death. She is fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, and by the family of her husband.
Muriel was first married to a Mr. Pingree and divorced, then in 1954 was married at the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to John Bertram Watson, known as Bert. Bert and Muriel moved from Rhode Island to the Clearwater, Florida area in 1956. They were involved in a number of business ventures, and later co-founded the Pinellas Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. As a member of the board of that organization, Muriel was responsible for raising over $3 million for the center, and she was also instrumental in founding the KIDS program in 1987, geared towards children aged five and under. The center became known as the Lighthouse of Pinellas, and the building in which it was housed was eventually named the John B. and Muriel P. Watson Building.
When Muriel's brother, Louis, died in 1999, she created a scholarship fund at the Dover Foxcroft Academy in his memory. She and her brother had made gifts of over $270,000 to the academy, and in appreciation of their generosity, the library at the academy was named the Muriel Philpot Watson Library. Muriel continues to support her beloved academy with a planned gift.
To this memorialist, Muriel was a remarkably "together" woman, and was frequently recognized by community leaders for her civic involvement. She lived to the age of 97, and was sharp and lucid until her death. She is fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, and by the family of her husband.
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