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Don Ray Watkins

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Don Ray Watkins

Birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Death
14 Dec 2020 (aged 71)
Niota, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.3616714, Longitude: -84.5596084
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Don Ray Watkins 71, of Maryville, but resided in Niota, lost his battle to cancer on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Don worked for Alcoa Aluminum for 35 years, he also drove a school bus for Blount county schools for 35 years.

Don is preceded in death by his parents, one sister and four brothers.

Left to cherish his memory, Judy Watkins, two daughters, Lisa (Kevin) Carroll and Shelly (Mark) Jones. Shelby Clark, who he helped raise and was like a daughter to him, one step-daughter, Tabatha (Scott) Baines, and three step-sons, Joshua Coggin, Tim (Laurie) Daugherty, Toby (Patty) Daugherty, sister-in-law, Karen Brewster. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Dons life will be held at a later date at Wesleyan Methodist Church on County Road 609.

Companion Funeral Home of Athens is honored to assist his family with these arrangements.
Don Ray Watkins 71, of Maryville, but resided in Niota, lost his battle to cancer on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Don worked for Alcoa Aluminum for 35 years, he also drove a school bus for Blount county schools for 35 years.

Don is preceded in death by his parents, one sister and four brothers.

Left to cherish his memory, Judy Watkins, two daughters, Lisa (Kevin) Carroll and Shelly (Mark) Jones. Shelby Clark, who he helped raise and was like a daughter to him, one step-daughter, Tabatha (Scott) Baines, and three step-sons, Joshua Coggin, Tim (Laurie) Daugherty, Toby (Patty) Daugherty, sister-in-law, Karen Brewster. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Dons life will be held at a later date at Wesleyan Methodist Church on County Road 609.

Companion Funeral Home of Athens is honored to assist his family with these arrangements.

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