Ivy Watts died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Heritage Manor in Baton Rouge. He was 89, a native of St. Francisville and a longtime resident of Baker.
He was a retired sheet metal worker for Ethyl Corp., where he worked for 32 years.
Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, in charge of arrangements.
Visitation at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Baker. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge.
Survived by his wife of 66 years, Julia Engels Watts; two sons, Wendell Gerard Watts and wife Cathy, and Michael David Watts and wife Donna, all of Central; daughter and son-in-law, Veronica Ann Welsh and husband James, of St. Francisville; sister, Gladys Watts Hunt, of Baker; two brothers, Edwin Ulla "Abe" Watts and Carney Clifton Watts, both of Central; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, Ulla Ava Watts and Mary Robinson Watts; and brothers, Vivian 1924-1964 and Warren Watts.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater and graduated from Central High School in 1939.
Published in The Advocate on May 6, 2011
He was a retired sheet metal worker for Ethyl Corp., where he worked for 32 years.
Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, in charge of arrangements.
Visitation at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Baker. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge.
Survived by his wife of 66 years, Julia Engels Watts; two sons, Wendell Gerard Watts and wife Cathy, and Michael David Watts and wife Donna, all of Central; daughter and son-in-law, Veronica Ann Welsh and husband James, of St. Francisville; sister, Gladys Watts Hunt, of Baker; two brothers, Edwin Ulla "Abe" Watts and Carney Clifton Watts, both of Central; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, Ulla Ava Watts and Mary Robinson Watts; and brothers, Vivian 1924-1964 and Warren Watts.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater and graduated from Central High School in 1939.
Published in The Advocate on May 6, 2011
Ivy Watts died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Heritage Manor in Baton Rouge. He was 89, a native of St. Francisville and a longtime resident of Baker.
He was a retired sheet metal worker for Ethyl Corp., where he worked for 32 years.
Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, in charge of arrangements.
Visitation at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Baker. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge.
Survived by his wife of 66 years, Julia Engels Watts; two sons, Wendell Gerard Watts and wife Cathy, and Michael David Watts and wife Donna, all of Central; daughter and son-in-law, Veronica Ann Welsh and husband James, of St. Francisville; sister, Gladys Watts Hunt, of Baker; two brothers, Edwin Ulla "Abe" Watts and Carney Clifton Watts, both of Central; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, Ulla Ava Watts and Mary Robinson Watts; and brothers, Vivian 1924-1964 and Warren Watts.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater and graduated from Central High School in 1939.
Published in The Advocate on May 6, 2011
He was a retired sheet metal worker for Ethyl Corp., where he worked for 32 years.
Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, in charge of arrangements.
Visitation at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Baker. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge.
Survived by his wife of 66 years, Julia Engels Watts; two sons, Wendell Gerard Watts and wife Cathy, and Michael David Watts and wife Donna, all of Central; daughter and son-in-law, Veronica Ann Welsh and husband James, of St. Francisville; sister, Gladys Watts Hunt, of Baker; two brothers, Edwin Ulla "Abe" Watts and Carney Clifton Watts, both of Central; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, Ulla Ava Watts and Mary Robinson Watts; and brothers, Vivian 1924-1964 and Warren Watts.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater and graduated from Central High School in 1939.
Published in The Advocate on May 6, 2011
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