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Mr. Watson was a Chief Petty Officer for the U.S. Navy, serving for 21 years. He was a former mason at the M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, a member of the NAACP, a member of VFW Post 263, a member of the Fleet Reserve Association and was founder of the J.W. Hinson Memorial Scholarship. James served as a Deacon and Adult Sunday School Teacher for St. James Baptist Church, Woonsocket and was a member of the church Kitchen Committee and its Trustee Board.
He is survived by a stepson T. Ronald Chaplin, two stepdaughters, Stephanie R. Chaplin, both of Woonsocket and Catherine Burton of New York State; two sisters, Viola Smalls and Mary Watson, both of Charleston, SC, and a grandson, Seth Imani James Chaplin.
His funeral will be held, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, with a service at 10 a.m. in St. James Baptist Church, 340 South Main St., Woonsocket. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, West Wrentham Road, Cumberland. Visitation is Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. in the Holt Funeral Home 510 South Main St., Woonsocket. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the J.W. Hinson Memorial Scholarship, 340 South Main St., Woonsocket, RI 02895 or to St. James Baptist Church.
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Delilah Coakley (Sissy Wilson)
February 13, 2022
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Delilah Coakley
February 22, 2017
Our deepest condolences for the family. We have great memories of Mr. Watson.
lynn jodoin (stone)
February 20, 2017
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