Funeral service for John Thomas Watts, 77, will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Dixiana Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 1:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel is assisting the family.
Mr. Watts passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Barney B. and Adell Howell Watts. John was known for his sense of humor and quick wit. When you were around him, he would make you laugh. He fished all his life and it brought him such joy. John was a talented musician, playing his guitars in our home and in town with his friends. He was a lifetime member of Sinclair Masonic Lodge of West Columbia. Above all, he was devoted to his family and loved his grandchildren passionately. He will continue to make us smile and laugh as we share our memories of him with each other.
Surviving include his wife of 54 years, Teresa Ann Watts; 2 children, Melissa Harrison (Steve) and John Russell Watts; 4 grandchildren, Spencer Justice Harrison, Logan Augustus Harrison, Andrew John Watts, and Samantha Lee Watts; brother, Ben Watts (Diane); and sisters, Barbara Ann Sox (Frank) and Sara Breedlove (Joe).
He was predeceased by his brothers, James Clarendon "JC", William, Robert, and Carl Watts; sisters, Margaret Kinard, Evelyn Birchmore, Carolyn Spurling, and Annette Lucas.
Source of INFO: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel , SC
Mr. Watts passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Barney B. and Adell Howell Watts. John was known for his sense of humor and quick wit. When you were around him, he would make you laugh. He fished all his life and it brought him such joy. John was a talented musician, playing his guitars in our home and in town with his friends. He was a lifetime member of Sinclair Masonic Lodge of West Columbia. Above all, he was devoted to his family and loved his grandchildren passionately. He will continue to make us smile and laugh as we share our memories of him with each other.
Surviving include his wife of 54 years, Teresa Ann Watts; 2 children, Melissa Harrison (Steve) and John Russell Watts; 4 grandchildren, Spencer Justice Harrison, Logan Augustus Harrison, Andrew John Watts, and Samantha Lee Watts; brother, Ben Watts (Diane); and sisters, Barbara Ann Sox (Frank) and Sara Breedlove (Joe).
He was predeceased by his brothers, James Clarendon "JC", William, Robert, and Carl Watts; sisters, Margaret Kinard, Evelyn Birchmore, Carolyn Spurling, and Annette Lucas.
Source of INFO: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel , SC
Funeral service for John Thomas Watts, 77, will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Dixiana Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 1:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel is assisting the family.
Mr. Watts passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Barney B. and Adell Howell Watts. John was known for his sense of humor and quick wit. When you were around him, he would make you laugh. He fished all his life and it brought him such joy. John was a talented musician, playing his guitars in our home and in town with his friends. He was a lifetime member of Sinclair Masonic Lodge of West Columbia. Above all, he was devoted to his family and loved his grandchildren passionately. He will continue to make us smile and laugh as we share our memories of him with each other.
Surviving include his wife of 54 years, Teresa Ann Watts; 2 children, Melissa Harrison (Steve) and John Russell Watts; 4 grandchildren, Spencer Justice Harrison, Logan Augustus Harrison, Andrew John Watts, and Samantha Lee Watts; brother, Ben Watts (Diane); and sisters, Barbara Ann Sox (Frank) and Sara Breedlove (Joe).
He was predeceased by his brothers, James Clarendon "JC", William, Robert, and Carl Watts; sisters, Margaret Kinard, Evelyn Birchmore, Carolyn Spurling, and Annette Lucas.
Source of INFO: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel , SC
Mr. Watts passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Barney B. and Adell Howell Watts. John was known for his sense of humor and quick wit. When you were around him, he would make you laugh. He fished all his life and it brought him such joy. John was a talented musician, playing his guitars in our home and in town with his friends. He was a lifetime member of Sinclair Masonic Lodge of West Columbia. Above all, he was devoted to his family and loved his grandchildren passionately. He will continue to make us smile and laugh as we share our memories of him with each other.
Surviving include his wife of 54 years, Teresa Ann Watts; 2 children, Melissa Harrison (Steve) and John Russell Watts; 4 grandchildren, Spencer Justice Harrison, Logan Augustus Harrison, Andrew John Watts, and Samantha Lee Watts; brother, Ben Watts (Diane); and sisters, Barbara Ann Sox (Frank) and Sara Breedlove (Joe).
He was predeceased by his brothers, James Clarendon "JC", William, Robert, and Carl Watts; sisters, Margaret Kinard, Evelyn Birchmore, Carolyn Spurling, and Annette Lucas.
Source of INFO: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel , SC
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