Faye (White) Watkins
July 15, 1921 – June 21, 2016
Faye (White) Watkins, 94, of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her daughter’s home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The daughter of Fred Fay and Verna May (Coger) White, she was born on July 15, 1921 in Downing, Missouri. On November 20, 1943 in Queen City, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Eugene Wilson Watkins and to this union two children were born, Jane A. and David L.
Survivors include her children, Dr. Jane A. Watkins of West Des Moines, Iowa and Dr. David L. Watkins and wife, Karen of Midland, Texas; two granddaughters, Jessica Nicole Watkins of Dallas, Texas and Katherine Elizabeth Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas; one grandson, Dr. Lucas Nathanial Watkins and wife, Samantha of Orlando, Florida; one niece and several nephews and other family members.
Her parents; her husband; one brother, Rolla White and one sister, Dorothy Lewis, precede Faye in death.
Faye was employed with the MFA in Lancaster, Missouri after high school and again in 1958 to 1981. She was also a member of the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri since 1949 where she was an active member as long as her health permitted. She was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWA) and was also a fifty-year member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Faye’s life centered on caring for her family and she loved to cook and garden. She especially enjoyed when all her family was home and together!
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri with Sonny Smyser, Pastor of the Schuyler County Church of Faith in Lancaster, Missouri officiating. Music will be provided by Maureen Watkins, organist, Cole Tippett, Jessi and Kate Watkins, soloists. Special selections will be "The Lord's Prayer" and "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." Pallbearers will be Trent Snowbarger, Quinten Smyser, Geoffrey Harding, Robert Watkins, Phil Beeler, Matt Watkins and Stanley Martin.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri. Memorials have been established for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.
July 15, 1921 – June 21, 2016
Faye (White) Watkins, 94, of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her daughter’s home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The daughter of Fred Fay and Verna May (Coger) White, she was born on July 15, 1921 in Downing, Missouri. On November 20, 1943 in Queen City, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Eugene Wilson Watkins and to this union two children were born, Jane A. and David L.
Survivors include her children, Dr. Jane A. Watkins of West Des Moines, Iowa and Dr. David L. Watkins and wife, Karen of Midland, Texas; two granddaughters, Jessica Nicole Watkins of Dallas, Texas and Katherine Elizabeth Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas; one grandson, Dr. Lucas Nathanial Watkins and wife, Samantha of Orlando, Florida; one niece and several nephews and other family members.
Her parents; her husband; one brother, Rolla White and one sister, Dorothy Lewis, precede Faye in death.
Faye was employed with the MFA in Lancaster, Missouri after high school and again in 1958 to 1981. She was also a member of the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri since 1949 where she was an active member as long as her health permitted. She was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWA) and was also a fifty-year member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Faye’s life centered on caring for her family and she loved to cook and garden. She especially enjoyed when all her family was home and together!
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri with Sonny Smyser, Pastor of the Schuyler County Church of Faith in Lancaster, Missouri officiating. Music will be provided by Maureen Watkins, organist, Cole Tippett, Jessi and Kate Watkins, soloists. Special selections will be "The Lord's Prayer" and "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." Pallbearers will be Trent Snowbarger, Quinten Smyser, Geoffrey Harding, Robert Watkins, Phil Beeler, Matt Watkins and Stanley Martin.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri. Memorials have been established for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.
Faye (White) Watkins
July 15, 1921 – June 21, 2016
Faye (White) Watkins, 94, of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her daughter’s home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The daughter of Fred Fay and Verna May (Coger) White, she was born on July 15, 1921 in Downing, Missouri. On November 20, 1943 in Queen City, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Eugene Wilson Watkins and to this union two children were born, Jane A. and David L.
Survivors include her children, Dr. Jane A. Watkins of West Des Moines, Iowa and Dr. David L. Watkins and wife, Karen of Midland, Texas; two granddaughters, Jessica Nicole Watkins of Dallas, Texas and Katherine Elizabeth Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas; one grandson, Dr. Lucas Nathanial Watkins and wife, Samantha of Orlando, Florida; one niece and several nephews and other family members.
Her parents; her husband; one brother, Rolla White and one sister, Dorothy Lewis, precede Faye in death.
Faye was employed with the MFA in Lancaster, Missouri after high school and again in 1958 to 1981. She was also a member of the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri since 1949 where she was an active member as long as her health permitted. She was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWA) and was also a fifty-year member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Faye’s life centered on caring for her family and she loved to cook and garden. She especially enjoyed when all her family was home and together!
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri with Sonny Smyser, Pastor of the Schuyler County Church of Faith in Lancaster, Missouri officiating. Music will be provided by Maureen Watkins, organist, Cole Tippett, Jessi and Kate Watkins, soloists. Special selections will be "The Lord's Prayer" and "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." Pallbearers will be Trent Snowbarger, Quinten Smyser, Geoffrey Harding, Robert Watkins, Phil Beeler, Matt Watkins and Stanley Martin.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri. Memorials have been established for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.
July 15, 1921 – June 21, 2016
Faye (White) Watkins, 94, of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her daughter’s home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The daughter of Fred Fay and Verna May (Coger) White, she was born on July 15, 1921 in Downing, Missouri. On November 20, 1943 in Queen City, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Eugene Wilson Watkins and to this union two children were born, Jane A. and David L.
Survivors include her children, Dr. Jane A. Watkins of West Des Moines, Iowa and Dr. David L. Watkins and wife, Karen of Midland, Texas; two granddaughters, Jessica Nicole Watkins of Dallas, Texas and Katherine Elizabeth Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas; one grandson, Dr. Lucas Nathanial Watkins and wife, Samantha of Orlando, Florida; one niece and several nephews and other family members.
Her parents; her husband; one brother, Rolla White and one sister, Dorothy Lewis, precede Faye in death.
Faye was employed with the MFA in Lancaster, Missouri after high school and again in 1958 to 1981. She was also a member of the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri since 1949 where she was an active member as long as her health permitted. She was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWA) and was also a fifty-year member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Faye’s life centered on caring for her family and she loved to cook and garden. She especially enjoyed when all her family was home and together!
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri with Sonny Smyser, Pastor of the Schuyler County Church of Faith in Lancaster, Missouri officiating. Music will be provided by Maureen Watkins, organist, Cole Tippett, Jessi and Kate Watkins, soloists. Special selections will be "The Lord's Prayer" and "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." Pallbearers will be Trent Snowbarger, Quinten Smyser, Geoffrey Harding, Robert Watkins, Phil Beeler, Matt Watkins and Stanley Martin.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri. Memorials have been established for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.
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