Funeral services for Jerry Don Watson, age 78 of Madisonville, have been set for 11 AM, Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Elwood Baptist Church in the Elwood Community. Rev. Glenn Connor will officiate and burial will be in the Allphin Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the Madisonville Funeral Home on Sunday evening, June 19, 2016, from 5 PM until 7 PM. Jerry Don Watson was born March 20, 1938 in Elsa, Texas to Raymond and Sally (Lawson) Watson. At the time of his death, he was a retired Captain of the Trustee Camp at the Ferguson Unit in Midway. He worked at the Rosharon Unit as a Lieutenant starting in 1969 and, in 1984, was moved to the Ferguson unit where he remained until his retirement in 2000. Fishing was his passion. If anyone could catch a fish, it was Jerry. He caught some really large bass in Lake Madison. He also enjoyed metal detecting, hunting for bottles and collecting coins. He carried three rocks with him at all times. He could fix anything and tried to never throw anything away that he could possibly make useful. Jerry was a member of the Elwood Baptist Church. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Raymond Watson; a nephew, Roy Cawthorn and a son, David Durden. His surviving family includes his wife, Terry Watson of Madisonville; son, Jerry Don Watson, Jr. (wife, Lea Ann) of Kyle, Texas; daughter, Lisa Brosset (husband, Joe) of Coushatta, LA; brothers, William Watson (wife, Dixie) of Fairfield and Larry Watson of Lawton, Oklahoma; sister, Norma Jean Watson of Groesbeck; grandchildren, Crystal Miller, Donald Jennings, Ashley Friday (Will), Summer Neal, Cody John Watson, Kelsey Durden and Marissa Spires (Dylan) and numerous great grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers: D.J. Jennings, Will Friday, Leo Beene, Wayne Morgan, Ray Mosley and Paul Morgan. Madisonville Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.