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Alan Watson Obituary
Alan James
Watson
ELGIN, SC - After a long battle with lung cancer, Alan James Watson, 58, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at his home in Elgin, South Carolina.
Alan was born December 27, 1952, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Loren and Marilyn Watson. He attended Mossville grade school for eight years before his father was transferred to Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1970. He attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, on a basketball scholarship and received his associate's degree from there in 1972. He graduated from the University of Illinois in Springfield in 1983.
He was a regional director for many years for a small consumer loan company, living in California, Indiana and North and South Carolina until his illness caused his retirement.
He was married to Paula Vargo on October 10, 1987, in Florida. She survives.
Other survivors include: his father, Loren Watson, of Peoria; a brother Jeff Watson and wife Sue of Boynton Beach, Florida; a sister Linda Beeson and husband Trey of Tampa, Florida; a brother Merle Watson and wife Bambi of Orlando, Florida; two sons Travis Jeffrey Watson and wife Veronica of San Angelo, Texas; and Tyler James Watson and wife Chelsea of Portland, Texas; One granddaughter, Kristena Watson and a second grandchild in May and numerous nieces and nephews.
His mother preceded him in death on August 20, 2011.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, will conduct private services. Burial will be in Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.
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Sabrina Cox
September 28, 2011
Loren, Jeffrey, Linda & Merle,
So sorry to hear about Marilyn & now Alan. Sounds like things have been rough for a while. I know that our fathers have had great times together, especially the golf games. I have such fond memories of sleepovers, pinochle, Dusty Dan, station wagons & VW bugs. Keep the good memories in your heart & you will see that tall, red headed young man. Sabrina Staley Cox
Christmas Day, 2005, at Tom's house on Lake Lanier, GA
Gene Wineland
September 21, 2011
Loren, Merle, Jeffery and Linda: Nellie's and my thoughts and prayers are with you as you say goodbye to Alan. He and Marilyn are now together and both are in a better place with no more pain and suffering. Celebrate their lives and focus on the good times the whole Watson family had in past years in Brookhaven, in Dallas and in Lake of the Woods. (It seems so few years ago that you and I were coaching Merle and Tom in the Mossville Little League and I'll always remember how hot it was that August evening at Wildlife Prairie Park when Linda got married!!)
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