Nancy B. Watts

WATTS-Nancy B., 83, Peoria, IL, formerly of Omaha, died 4/5/07 in Peoria, IL. She was born 4/8/23 to Charles and Hattie Wurster Beaton. She married J. Harvey Watts, MD on 6/22/45 in Omaha. He preceded her in death on 1/22/80. She's also preceded by her parents; 1 brother; 1 sister. Surviving are her children, Dr. Jim (Lynn) Watts, Spokane, WA, Tod (Pam) Watts, Dunlap, IL, Heidi (Chuck) Mohn, Fayetteville, NC; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. While growing up in Omaha, she attended Dundee Elementary and Brownell Hall High School. She attended Pine Manor College, Boston, and UNL, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Peoria, The Junior League of Peoria, The Crippled Children's Auxiliary, The Peoria Medical Auxiliary, and the Country Club of Peoria. She organized a teenage recreation program with the sponsorship of 12 Peoria area churches, known as "COOP." She also served as a host family for AFS foreign exchange students. She was an active volunteer at the Betty Ford Clinic, Eisenhower Medical Center, St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, and the Living Desert, all in Palm Desert, CA, where she spent her winters for the past 20 years. She was active in the Republican Women of both Peoria and Palm Desert.
Services were held Tues., at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral with The Rev. Canon Ralph Stanwise officiating. Burial Springdale Cemetery, Peoria. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 3601 N. North, Peoria, IL 61604, or donor's choice. Wilton Mortuary
Peoria, IL (309) 688-2554