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Nettie A. <I>Watson</I> Hughes

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Nettie A. Watson Hughes

Birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
12 May 1999 (aged 74)
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7
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NETTIE WATSON HUGHES, 74, of 43 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown, died Wednesday, May 12, 1999, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 18, 1925, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Watson Sr. and Nettie Elizabeth Watson.

She was a graduate of North Street High School. She retired from the Dietary Department of Washington County Hospital after 20 years. She was a member of Ebenezer AME Church. She operated a variety store on Jonathan Street with her brother. She worked at Watson Funeral Home, owned by her family for more than 50 years. She was a volunteer at Washington County Hospital.

She is survived by two nieces, Sadie Thompson of Baltimore and Donna Haynes of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three nephews, Lewis R. Watson of Roosevelt, N.Y., Steven I. Watson of Fort Washington, Md., and David S. Watson Jr. of Philadelphia; great-nephews; and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosetta Watson Andrews; and two brothers, John Richard Watson Jr. and David S. Watson Sr.

Services were held at Ebenezer AME Church, Hagerstown; burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Source: Herald Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
May 13, 1999
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NETTIE WATSON HUGHES, 74, of 43 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown, died Wednesday, May 12, 1999, at Washington County Hospital. Born Jan. 18, 1925, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Watson Sr. and Nettie Elizabeth Watson.

She was a graduate of North Street High School. She retired from the Dietary Department of Washington County Hospital after 20 years. She was a member of Ebenezer AME Church. She operated a variety store on Jonathan Street with her brother. She worked at Watson Funeral Home, owned by her family for more than 50 years. She was a volunteer at Washington County Hospital.

She is survived by two nieces, Sadie Thompson of Baltimore and Donna Haynes of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three nephews, Lewis R. Watson of Roosevelt, N.Y., Steven I. Watson of Fort Washington, Md., and David S. Watson Jr. of Philadelphia; great-nephews; and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosetta Watson Andrews; and two brothers, John Richard Watson Jr. and David S. Watson Sr.

Services were held at Ebenezer AME Church, Hagerstown; burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Source: Herald Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
May 13, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118826504/nettie_a-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Nettie A. Watson Hughes (18 Jan 1925–12 May 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118826504, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Sanebee (contributor 47775620).