Joseph V. WATSON

SENECA, S.C. - Joseph Vernon Watson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 22, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer.
His beloved wife of 61 years, Virginia, passed away in 2003. Born in Moneta, Va., on Feb. 22, 1920, he was the son of the late Josephus Watson and Florence Craighead Watson.
He is survived by his daughter, April Forrest; and son, Charles Watson; and sister, Ruth Shade of Bedford, Va. In addition to the immediate family, he is survived by five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous family and friends.
He was a retired Quality Assurance Inspector from the Naval Mine Engineering Facility, Yorktown, Va., and was a veteran of three military service branches: Company A, 116th Division National Guard of Bedford, Va., the 29th U.S. Army Division, Fort Meade, Md., and in World War II, with the U.S. Navy Floating Ammo Convoys for two years in the South Pacific theater.
He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church of Seneca, S.C. In addition, Mr. Watson was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church, Walnut Hills Baptist Church, and Smith Memorial Baptist Church of Williamsburg, Va.
The family is very grateful to all the nurses and doctors who cares for him and for all the love and support provided by his neighbors and friends in Seneca, Bedford and Williamsburg.
Funeral services will be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Seneca, S.C., on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, with viewing starting at 2 p.m. The graveside service will be held at Williamsburg Memorial Park in Williamsburg, Va., on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 4010 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672 or to Smith Memorial Baptist Church, 6515 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg in charge of local arrangements. Brown-Oglesby Funeral Home of Seneca, S.C., in charge of arrangements in cooperation with Nelsen Funeral Home-Williamsburg. Messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.brownoglesbyfuneralhome.com. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.