Freeman "CatMan" Watkins

Freeman "CatMan" Watkins obituary, Pontiac, MI

Freeman "CatMan" Watkins

Freeman Watkins Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home - Pontiac on Jan. 2, 2024.

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WATKINS, Mr. Freeman "Cat Man" – age 85, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at Optalis Health. Family hour 10:30AM Thursday, January 11, 2024 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, with the funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Friends and Pallbearers will assemble 10:30 AM Thursday at the funeral home. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 North Perry Street. Mr. Watkins will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed between the hours of 2:00PM - 6:00PM Wednesday.
Mr. Watkins leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife, Joyce L. Watkins; children, Michelle (Ian) Simpson, Freeman Watkins, Mark (Susan) Watkins and Damon Watkins; grandchildren, Nicole Marie (Brandon) Liggins and Kendra (Miriam) Watkins; sister, Archina Armster; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Watkins was preceded in death by his daughter, Nicole Watkins; parents, Emma and Ulysses Watkins; and niece, Diana Ewing.

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