Son of John Lee and Eleanor Elizabeth Turner Watkins. He grew up in Thomaston, GA, and attended Robert E Lee Institute in the ROTC program. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning membership in the National Society of Scabbard and Blade, and later served in the U.S. Army Reserves, Captain, Signal Corps. He married Peggy on June 19, 1953, and after earning his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and his master's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. They moved to Marietta where he had a lifelong career at Lockheed, ultimately as a radar specialist. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and brothers, John Lee Watkins II and Harvey Michael Watkins. Surviving are his five children, Kyle Stanford Watkins (wife Donna), Bobbi Watkins Mitchell (husband Sammy), Angela Watkins Smith (husband Steve), Cynthia Watkins Lynch (husband Steve), and Steven Michael Watkins (wife Beth); grandchildren, Victoria Watkins-Denney (husband Ryan), Jeniffer Watkins, Hannah Watkins Brock (husband Jesse), Michelle Mitchell, Tyler Mitchell, Nathaniel Smith, Melanie Lynch, Danielle Lynch, Michael Lynch, Joshua Watkins (wife Maggi), Bethany Watkins, and John Watkins; great grandchildren, Jamie Mitchell and Ashten Mitchell; nephew: John Lee Watkins III (wife Sylvia, son of John Lee Watkins, II and Alice Brown Watkins); grandnieces, Erica Watkins Ryan (husband Brendan) and Elyse Watkins; and great grandnephew, Nate Ryan.
Son of John Lee and Eleanor Elizabeth Turner Watkins. He grew up in Thomaston, GA, and attended Robert E Lee Institute in the ROTC program. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, earning membership in the National Society of Scabbard and Blade, and later served in the U.S. Army Reserves, Captain, Signal Corps. He married Peggy on June 19, 1953, and after earning his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and his master's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. They moved to Marietta where he had a lifelong career at Lockheed, ultimately as a radar specialist. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and brothers, John Lee Watkins II and Harvey Michael Watkins. Surviving are his five children, Kyle Stanford Watkins (wife Donna), Bobbi Watkins Mitchell (husband Sammy), Angela Watkins Smith (husband Steve), Cynthia Watkins Lynch (husband Steve), and Steven Michael Watkins (wife Beth); grandchildren, Victoria Watkins-Denney (husband Ryan), Jeniffer Watkins, Hannah Watkins Brock (husband Jesse), Michelle Mitchell, Tyler Mitchell, Nathaniel Smith, Melanie Lynch, Danielle Lynch, Michael Lynch, Joshua Watkins (wife Maggi), Bethany Watkins, and John Watkins; great grandchildren, Jamie Mitchell and Ashten Mitchell; nephew: John Lee Watkins III (wife Sylvia, son of John Lee Watkins, II and Alice Brown Watkins); grandnieces, Erica Watkins Ryan (husband Brendan) and Elyse Watkins; and great grandnephew, Nate Ryan.
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Interment 12 July 2022
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