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Thelma Yvonne “Von” <I>Easterling</I> Watts

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Thelma Yvonne “Von” Easterling Watts

Birth
Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
Death
23 Apr 2015 (aged 76)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial
Graham, Young County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1050789, Longitude: -98.5695006
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Yvonne "Von" was the daughter of Haskell and Thelma Easterling, the second of their two daughters. She attended elementary schools in Newcastle and Eliasville, Texas, and high school In Graham, graduating from GHS in 1956. She was a 4-year member of the Graham High School Marching Band and was chosen Senior Class Favorite at GHS. She attended colleges at Texas Women's University, Texas Tech University, and Oklahoma State University.

Yvonne was married on December 27, 1958, to her high school sweetheart, James "Jim" Watts, a 1955 graduate of Graham High School. At the time of her death, the couple had been married for 56 years. Her death came after a long battle with Huntington's Disease.

Yvonne was a accomplished musician, and she loved to sing before her church families, accompanying herself on the piano. She was a faithful choir member in a number of towns their moves took them to. She also enjoyed working in positions in the banking, retailing and public accounting fields. She and her husband enjoyed traveling.

'For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything in all creation, will be able to separate us from the LOVE of GOD that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.' Romans 8: 38-39
Yvonne "Von" was the daughter of Haskell and Thelma Easterling, the second of their two daughters. She attended elementary schools in Newcastle and Eliasville, Texas, and high school In Graham, graduating from GHS in 1956. She was a 4-year member of the Graham High School Marching Band and was chosen Senior Class Favorite at GHS. She attended colleges at Texas Women's University, Texas Tech University, and Oklahoma State University.

Yvonne was married on December 27, 1958, to her high school sweetheart, James "Jim" Watts, a 1955 graduate of Graham High School. At the time of her death, the couple had been married for 56 years. Her death came after a long battle with Huntington's Disease.

Yvonne was a accomplished musician, and she loved to sing before her church families, accompanying herself on the piano. She was a faithful choir member in a number of towns their moves took them to. She also enjoyed working in positions in the banking, retailing and public accounting fields. She and her husband enjoyed traveling.

'For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything in all creation, will be able to separate us from the LOVE of GOD that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.' Romans 8: 38-39


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  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145447396/thelma_yvonne-watts: accessed ), memorial page for Thelma Yvonne “Von” Easterling Watts (24 Aug 1938–23 Apr 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145447396, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas, USA; Maintained by DBrown (contributor 46894197).