Obituary (Macomb Daily Journal, Wednesday, April 1, 1987)
BLACKJACK, Mo. --- Memorial services for Jana Bushnell Watkins, 43, of Blackjack are 1 p.m. Saturday in the Halls Ferry Christian Church here.
Memorials may be made for her children.
She was the daughter of Wendell and Alberta Bushnell of Blandinsville.
Surviving are her husband, Fred Watkins; two children, Jana and Fred, all of Blackjack; her mother; and a brother, William Bushnell of Elmira, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Capt. Edward "Rel" Bushnell.
Mrs. Watkins was a graduate of Western High School and a 1965 graduate of Western Illinois University. She taught elementary school in Illinois for 23 years.
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Obituary (Jean Dougherty, Cousin)
Jana (Bushnell) Watkins, formerly of Blandinsville, Illinois, died of a rare, aggressive cancer on March 29, 1987 in Missouri. She was 43. Jana was born Sep. 12, 1943, in Macomb, Illinois, to Wendell and Alberta Bushnell. She married Fredrick Watkins.
Jana is survived by her husband; daughter Jana and son Fredrick at home; and brother William Bushnell of Elmira, NY. She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Captain Edward Rel Bushnell. Jana's father, Wendell, died 13 days before her on March 16, 1987, of cancer.
Jana was a 1961 graduate of Western High School, Macomb, Illinois. She graduated from Western Illinois University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in education where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Jana followed in her mother's footsteps as a wife, mother and educator. Having taught for 23 years, she was an elementary school teacher at the time of her passing. Cremation rites have been accorded.
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Cousins
by Jean "Sis" Dougherty
March 29, 1987
Jana was her given name,
But we called her "Tutti" or "Jan".
We all grew up together
As cousins, playmates, friends.
We have the childhood memories
Of those Sunday afternoons
When we played and laughed together
In one another's homes.
Having a large family
Was a gift that was implanted,
And by the time we left those homes
We took relatives for granted.
We once had many aunts and uncles;
There remain now just a few.
Each time we lose a loved one
A part of us dies, too.
Large families are a blessing
That I'm very grateful for,
But as that circle narrows
Those bonds mean even more.
We ask ourselves, Why, Lord?
Our cousins were too young!
First Sally, then Rel, now Jan.
Could their missions here be done?
We will never understand it,
But, yet, we all still try.
Could it be we're too complacent?
Should we analyze our lives?
I've made a vow I'll try to keep
For my cousins who are gone.
I'll live each day as if my last,
And appreciate each dawn.
We take life and family for granted,
But there are no guarantees
That we will have tomorrow.
What will be, will be.
BLACKJACK, Mo. --- Memorial services for Jana Bushnell Watkins, 43, of Blackjack are 1 p.m. Saturday in the Halls Ferry Christian Church here.
Memorials may be made for her children.
She was the daughter of Wendell and Alberta Bushnell of Blandinsville.
Surviving are her husband, Fred Watkins; two children, Jana and Fred, all of Blackjack; her mother; and a brother, William Bushnell of Elmira, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Capt. Edward "Rel" Bushnell.
Mrs. Watkins was a graduate of Western High School and a 1965 graduate of Western Illinois University. She taught elementary school in Illinois for 23 years.
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Obituary (Jean Dougherty, Cousin)
Jana (Bushnell) Watkins, formerly of Blandinsville, Illinois, died of a rare, aggressive cancer on March 29, 1987 in Missouri. She was 43. Jana was born Sep. 12, 1943, in Macomb, Illinois, to Wendell and Alberta Bushnell. She married Fredrick Watkins.
Jana is survived by her husband; daughter Jana and son Fredrick at home; and brother William Bushnell of Elmira, NY. She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Captain Edward Rel Bushnell. Jana's father, Wendell, died 13 days before her on March 16, 1987, of cancer.
Jana was a 1961 graduate of Western High School, Macomb, Illinois. She graduated from Western Illinois University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in education where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Jana followed in her mother's footsteps as a wife, mother and educator. Having taught for 23 years, she was an elementary school teacher at the time of her passing. Cremation rites have been accorded.
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Cousins
by Jean "Sis" Dougherty
March 29, 1987
Jana was her given name,
But we called her "Tutti" or "Jan".
We all grew up together
As cousins, playmates, friends.
We have the childhood memories
Of those Sunday afternoons
When we played and laughed together
In one another's homes.
Having a large family
Was a gift that was implanted,
And by the time we left those homes
We took relatives for granted.
We once had many aunts and uncles;
There remain now just a few.
Each time we lose a loved one
A part of us dies, too.
Large families are a blessing
That I'm very grateful for,
But as that circle narrows
Those bonds mean even more.
We ask ourselves, Why, Lord?
Our cousins were too young!
First Sally, then Rel, now Jan.
Could their missions here be done?
We will never understand it,
But, yet, we all still try.
Could it be we're too complacent?
Should we analyze our lives?
I've made a vow I'll try to keep
For my cousins who are gone.
I'll live each day as if my last,
And appreciate each dawn.
We take life and family for granted,
But there are no guarantees
That we will have tomorrow.
What will be, will be.
Obituary (Macomb Daily Journal, Wednesday, April 1, 1987)
BLACKJACK, Mo. --- Memorial services for Jana Bushnell Watkins, 43, of Blackjack are 1 p.m. Saturday in the Halls Ferry Christian Church here.
Memorials may be made for her children.
She was the daughter of Wendell and Alberta Bushnell of Blandinsville.
Surviving are her husband, Fred Watkins; two children, Jana and Fred, all of Blackjack; her mother; and a brother, William Bushnell of Elmira, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Capt. Edward "Rel" Bushnell.
Mrs. Watkins was a graduate of Western High School and a 1965 graduate of Western Illinois University. She taught elementary school in Illinois for 23 years.
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Obituary (Jean Dougherty, Cousin)
Jana (Bushnell) Watkins, formerly of Blandinsville, Illinois, died of a rare, aggressive cancer on March 29, 1987 in Missouri. She was 43. Jana was born Sep. 12, 1943, in Macomb, Illinois, to Wendell and Alberta Bushnell. She married Fredrick Watkins.
Jana is survived by her husband; daughter Jana and son Fredrick at home; and brother William Bushnell of Elmira, NY. She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Captain Edward Rel Bushnell. Jana's father, Wendell, died 13 days before her on March 16, 1987, of cancer.
Jana was a 1961 graduate of Western High School, Macomb, Illinois. She graduated from Western Illinois University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in education where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Jana followed in her mother's footsteps as a wife, mother and educator. Having taught for 23 years, she was an elementary school teacher at the time of her passing. Cremation rites have been accorded.
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Cousins
by Jean "Sis" Dougherty
March 29, 1987
Jana was her given name,
But we called her "Tutti" or "Jan".
We all grew up together
As cousins, playmates, friends.
We have the childhood memories
Of those Sunday afternoons
When we played and laughed together
In one another's homes.
Having a large family
Was a gift that was implanted,
And by the time we left those homes
We took relatives for granted.
We once had many aunts and uncles;
There remain now just a few.
Each time we lose a loved one
A part of us dies, too.
Large families are a blessing
That I'm very grateful for,
But as that circle narrows
Those bonds mean even more.
We ask ourselves, Why, Lord?
Our cousins were too young!
First Sally, then Rel, now Jan.
Could their missions here be done?
We will never understand it,
But, yet, we all still try.
Could it be we're too complacent?
Should we analyze our lives?
I've made a vow I'll try to keep
For my cousins who are gone.
I'll live each day as if my last,
And appreciate each dawn.
We take life and family for granted,
But there are no guarantees
That we will have tomorrow.
What will be, will be.
BLACKJACK, Mo. --- Memorial services for Jana Bushnell Watkins, 43, of Blackjack are 1 p.m. Saturday in the Halls Ferry Christian Church here.
Memorials may be made for her children.
She was the daughter of Wendell and Alberta Bushnell of Blandinsville.
Surviving are her husband, Fred Watkins; two children, Jana and Fred, all of Blackjack; her mother; and a brother, William Bushnell of Elmira, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Capt. Edward "Rel" Bushnell.
Mrs. Watkins was a graduate of Western High School and a 1965 graduate of Western Illinois University. She taught elementary school in Illinois for 23 years.
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Obituary (Jean Dougherty, Cousin)
Jana (Bushnell) Watkins, formerly of Blandinsville, Illinois, died of a rare, aggressive cancer on March 29, 1987 in Missouri. She was 43. Jana was born Sep. 12, 1943, in Macomb, Illinois, to Wendell and Alberta Bushnell. She married Fredrick Watkins.
Jana is survived by her husband; daughter Jana and son Fredrick at home; and brother William Bushnell of Elmira, NY. She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Captain Edward Rel Bushnell. Jana's father, Wendell, died 13 days before her on March 16, 1987, of cancer.
Jana was a 1961 graduate of Western High School, Macomb, Illinois. She graduated from Western Illinois University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in education where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Jana followed in her mother's footsteps as a wife, mother and educator. Having taught for 23 years, she was an elementary school teacher at the time of her passing. Cremation rites have been accorded.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cousins
by Jean "Sis" Dougherty
March 29, 1987
Jana was her given name,
But we called her "Tutti" or "Jan".
We all grew up together
As cousins, playmates, friends.
We have the childhood memories
Of those Sunday afternoons
When we played and laughed together
In one another's homes.
Having a large family
Was a gift that was implanted,
And by the time we left those homes
We took relatives for granted.
We once had many aunts and uncles;
There remain now just a few.
Each time we lose a loved one
A part of us dies, too.
Large families are a blessing
That I'm very grateful for,
But as that circle narrows
Those bonds mean even more.
We ask ourselves, Why, Lord?
Our cousins were too young!
First Sally, then Rel, now Jan.
Could their missions here be done?
We will never understand it,
But, yet, we all still try.
Could it be we're too complacent?
Should we analyze our lives?
I've made a vow I'll try to keep
For my cousins who are gone.
I'll live each day as if my last,
And appreciate each dawn.
We take life and family for granted,
But there are no guarantees
That we will have tomorrow.
What will be, will be.
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