Oscar Melvin Watkins, 74, of Pryor, Oklahoma, died on January 7, 2012. Oscar was born to Iva LaFawn and Oscar Daniel Watkins in Cortez, Colorado on September 24, 1937. Both of Oscar's parents predeceased him. At 16, Oscar joined the United States Air Force and spent time stationed in Japan. He met and married Sandra Sue Bennington shortly before being honorably discharged, and the couple moved to Denver, Colorado where their two daughters were born; their son was born in Irving, Texas. Oscar spent most of his career in the aviation industry. Although he began at Xerox Corporation for several years, he also worked as a salesman for Jeppesen-Sanderson, Piper Aircraft, and Spartan Aviation. After retiring from Spartan, Oscar managed the Claremore (Oklahoma) Regional Airport and taught people to fly. Oscar was a very generous man. He often did kind things for others, from being a handy man for a single mother to flying home the body of a friend whose family could not afford commercial transportation. He loved animals of all sorts, especially dogs. He often talked with little children, setting them at ease by comparing himself to Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. Oscar is survived by his wife, Sandra, his daughter Kimberly Anderson (Kevin), his daughter Karen Watkins, his son Kurt Watkins (Kelli), his sister Marie Matthews (Larry), his grandson Lieutenant Christopher Aaron Gray, USN, SS, his granddaughter Cara Lianne Thompson (E.J.), his niece Melanie Lowry (soon to be Ph.D.), his nephew Scott Matthews (Jennifer), and two beautiful and intelligent great-nieces. He loved and was loved by all of them. The funeral was January 12, 2012 in Cañon City, Colorado, Oscar's hometown. An informal memorial service for Oscar's family and friends will take place at Claremore Regional Airport at 10:30 a.m. on January 26, 2012. This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 1/24/2012.