Tommy Ray Watson
December 1, 1953 - December 25, 2015
Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa, died December 25, 2015 in Pampa.
Memorial services are pending. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Watson was born December 1, 1953 in Friona. He received the first "All Around Cowboy" award from Pampa High School, where he graduated in 1972. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. Tommy was a welder with the Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the Carpenter's Church. He was a lifelong cowboy, and enjoyed watching Shelby Watson, his granddaughter, ride in rodeos.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson and husband Chris Bridwell of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother, Roberta Klapper and husband Billy of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor and husband Charlie of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson and wife Tina of Lefors; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pampa Senior Citizens, PO Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0475.
(Published by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, December 26, 2015)
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PAMPA — Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carpenter's Church with Pastor Jim Sinyard officiating. Military honors are provided by the Navy. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. Watson enlisted in the Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. He was a welder with Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother and stepfather, Roberta and Billy Klapper of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson of Lefors; three stepsisters, Elizabeth Wilson of Palestine, Debbie Yeates of Victoria and Angie Watson; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, TX 79066.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 14, 2016)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Tommy Ray Watson
Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1953
Gender: Male
Birth County: Parmer
Father's name: Harold Gene Watson
Mother's name: Roberta Lea Reed
Roll number: 1953_0016
December 1, 1953 - December 25, 2015
Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa, died December 25, 2015 in Pampa.
Memorial services are pending. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Watson was born December 1, 1953 in Friona. He received the first "All Around Cowboy" award from Pampa High School, where he graduated in 1972. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. Tommy was a welder with the Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the Carpenter's Church. He was a lifelong cowboy, and enjoyed watching Shelby Watson, his granddaughter, ride in rodeos.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson and husband Chris Bridwell of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother, Roberta Klapper and husband Billy of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor and husband Charlie of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson and wife Tina of Lefors; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pampa Senior Citizens, PO Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0475.
(Published by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, December 26, 2015)
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PAMPA — Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carpenter's Church with Pastor Jim Sinyard officiating. Military honors are provided by the Navy. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. Watson enlisted in the Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. He was a welder with Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother and stepfather, Roberta and Billy Klapper of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson of Lefors; three stepsisters, Elizabeth Wilson of Palestine, Debbie Yeates of Victoria and Angie Watson; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, TX 79066.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 14, 2016)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Tommy Ray Watson
Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1953
Gender: Male
Birth County: Parmer
Father's name: Harold Gene Watson
Mother's name: Roberta Lea Reed
Roll number: 1953_0016
Tommy Ray Watson
December 1, 1953 - December 25, 2015
Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa, died December 25, 2015 in Pampa.
Memorial services are pending. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Watson was born December 1, 1953 in Friona. He received the first "All Around Cowboy" award from Pampa High School, where he graduated in 1972. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. Tommy was a welder with the Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the Carpenter's Church. He was a lifelong cowboy, and enjoyed watching Shelby Watson, his granddaughter, ride in rodeos.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson and husband Chris Bridwell of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother, Roberta Klapper and husband Billy of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor and husband Charlie of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson and wife Tina of Lefors; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pampa Senior Citizens, PO Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0475.
(Published by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, December 26, 2015)
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PAMPA — Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carpenter's Church with Pastor Jim Sinyard officiating. Military honors are provided by the Navy. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. Watson enlisted in the Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. He was a welder with Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother and stepfather, Roberta and Billy Klapper of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson of Lefors; three stepsisters, Elizabeth Wilson of Palestine, Debbie Yeates of Victoria and Angie Watson; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, TX 79066.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 14, 2016)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Tommy Ray Watson
Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1953
Gender: Male
Birth County: Parmer
Father's name: Harold Gene Watson
Mother's name: Roberta Lea Reed
Roll number: 1953_0016
December 1, 1953 - December 25, 2015
Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa, died December 25, 2015 in Pampa.
Memorial services are pending. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Watson was born December 1, 1953 in Friona. He received the first "All Around Cowboy" award from Pampa High School, where he graduated in 1972. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. Tommy was a welder with the Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the Carpenter's Church. He was a lifelong cowboy, and enjoyed watching Shelby Watson, his granddaughter, ride in rodeos.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson and husband Chris Bridwell of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother, Roberta Klapper and husband Billy of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor and husband Charlie of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson and wife Tina of Lefors; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pampa Senior Citizens, PO Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0475.
(Published by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, December 26, 2015)
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PAMPA — Tommy Ray Watson, 62, of Pampa died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carpenter's Church with Pastor Jim Sinyard officiating. Military honors are provided by the Navy. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. Watson enlisted in the Navy in 1973, serving during the Vietnam War, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1979. He was a welder with Amarillo Pipefitters Union, working from 1979 until his retirement in 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Watson of Pampa; a son, Cullon Watson of Corpus Christi; his mother and stepfather, Roberta and Billy Klapper of Pampa; three sisters, Kathy Taylor of Amarillo, Glenda Briscoe of Oklahoma City and Regina Dye of White Deer; a brother, Doug Watson of Lefors; three stepsisters, Elizabeth Wilson of Palestine, Debbie Yeates of Victoria and Angie Watson; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, TX 79066.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 14, 2016)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Tommy Ray Watson
Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1953
Gender: Male
Birth County: Parmer
Father's name: Harold Gene Watson
Mother's name: Roberta Lea Reed
Roll number: 1953_0016
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