Fletcher Bangs Watson IV

CHATHAM, Va. Fletcher Bangs Watson IV, age 91, of 232 Whittle Street, Chatham, Va., entered into rest on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, in Richmond. He was born on January 8, 1928, in Chatham, the son of the late Fletcher B. Watson III and the late Bettie Whitehead Watson. He served in the United States Navy, attended Yale University and Randolph Macon College, and lived most of his life in Chatham, serving as an attorney, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge, and for 30 years as an Administrative Law Judge for the Social Security Administration. He was a lifelong member and former Treasurer of Watson Memorial Methodist Church, and a member of Pittsylvania Masonic Lodge No. 24. He is survived by four sons, Fletcher B. (Marian) Watson V of Nashville, Tenn., James P. (Diana) Watson of Washington, D.C., Page R. Watson of Danville, and Stephen M. (Julie) Watson of Richmond; seven grandchildren, Michelle, Fletcher, Paige, Miranda, Haley, Katie, and Will; a brother, Page (Nona) Watson of Estes Park, Col.; and Mary Jo Shea, mother of his four boys and his companion to the end. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard J. Watson and Steele Watson. Funeral services will be conducted at Watson Memorial United Methodist Church on Friday, September 20, 2019, at 3 p.m. Burial will follow at Chatham Burial Park. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Watson Memorial Methodist Church. Scott Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Chatham is serving the Watson family. scottfuneralhomechatham.com.