"Jessica" Nicole was found murdered in her burning home at 246 Myers Lane, McMinnville, along with her mother, Delores "Dianne" Watts, and Jessica's 13 year old friend , Chelsie Milia Smith, who was staying overnight, by Dianne's boyfriend, Raymond Douglas Myers. Dianne had been beaten to death with a logger's "can hook." The two girls had been battered with a torque wrench but the actual cause of death was smoke inhalation. Myers was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Myers' mother, Clementine Myers, was convicted of conspiracy after it was proven she played a role in planning the execution (many claim she actually ordered the murder of Dianne), as well as family friend, Johnny Lee Lewis, who confessed to being paid by Clementine to set fire to the home.
OBITUARY (SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, Tenn., August 1, 1999)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessica Nicole Watts, 10, died unexpectedly July 30 at her home.
A student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, a member of the Sullens Transport softball team in Morrison and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Floyd "Jimmy" Watts Jr. and Delores Dianne Nunley.
She is survived by sister and brother-in-law, Jamie Watts and David Winningham; paternal grandmother, Flossie Watts of McMinnville; aunts, Barbara Fults, Arlene Wright, and Tama Watts; and uncles Ricky Nunley Sr, Walter Fisher, and Waymon Watts.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at High's Chapel with George Roberts and Bobby Southard officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at High's. Memorial donations may be made to the Delores & Jessica Watts Trust Fund at Beacon Federal Credit Union, 55248 Manchester Highway, Morrison, 37357.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
OBITUARY (SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, Tenn., August 1, 1999)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessica Nicole Watts, 10, died unexpectedly July 30 at her home.
A student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, a member of the Sullens Transport softball team in Morrison and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Floyd "Jimmy" Watts Jr. and Delores Dianne Nunley.
She is survived by sister and brother-in-law, Jamie Watts and David Winningham; paternal grandmother, Flossie Watts of McMinnville; aunts, Barbara Fults, Arlene Wright, and Tama Watts; and uncles Ricky Nunley Sr, Walter Fisher, and Waymon Watts.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at High's Chapel with George Roberts and Bobby Southard officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at High's. Memorial donations may be made to the Delores & Jessica Watts Trust Fund at Beacon Federal Credit Union, 55248 Manchester Highway, Morrison, 37357.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
"Jessica" Nicole was found murdered in her burning home at 246 Myers Lane, McMinnville, along with her mother, Delores "Dianne" Watts, and Jessica's 13 year old friend , Chelsie Milia Smith, who was staying overnight, by Dianne's boyfriend, Raymond Douglas Myers. Dianne had been beaten to death with a logger's "can hook." The two girls had been battered with a torque wrench but the actual cause of death was smoke inhalation. Myers was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Myers' mother, Clementine Myers, was convicted of conspiracy after it was proven she played a role in planning the execution (many claim she actually ordered the murder of Dianne), as well as family friend, Johnny Lee Lewis, who confessed to being paid by Clementine to set fire to the home.
OBITUARY (SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, Tenn., August 1, 1999)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessica Nicole Watts, 10, died unexpectedly July 30 at her home.
A student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, a member of the Sullens Transport softball team in Morrison and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Floyd "Jimmy" Watts Jr. and Delores Dianne Nunley.
She is survived by sister and brother-in-law, Jamie Watts and David Winningham; paternal grandmother, Flossie Watts of McMinnville; aunts, Barbara Fults, Arlene Wright, and Tama Watts; and uncles Ricky Nunley Sr, Walter Fisher, and Waymon Watts.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at High's Chapel with George Roberts and Bobby Southard officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at High's. Memorial donations may be made to the Delores & Jessica Watts Trust Fund at Beacon Federal Credit Union, 55248 Manchester Highway, Morrison, 37357.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
OBITUARY (SOUTHERN STANDARD, McMinnville, Tenn., August 1, 1999)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessica Nicole Watts, 10, died unexpectedly July 30 at her home.
A student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, a member of the Sullens Transport softball team in Morrison and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of James Floyd "Jimmy" Watts Jr. and Delores Dianne Nunley.
She is survived by sister and brother-in-law, Jamie Watts and David Winningham; paternal grandmother, Flossie Watts of McMinnville; aunts, Barbara Fults, Arlene Wright, and Tama Watts; and uncles Ricky Nunley Sr, Walter Fisher, and Waymon Watts.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at High's Chapel with George Roberts and Bobby Southard officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at High's. Memorial donations may be made to the Delores & Jessica Watts Trust Fund at Beacon Federal Credit Union, 55248 Manchester Highway, Morrison, 37357.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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