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Ollie N. Watson Jr.

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Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

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Poca, West Virginia

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Aug. 31, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Ollie Watson Obituary

OLLIE N. WATSON, JR., age 89, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away August 25, 2025. A tribute to the life of Ollie will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mail to: P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-0050. Online: StJude.org/donatetoday. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hardingfamilygroup.com. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home 147 Main St. Poca is serving the family.

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Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Aug. 28, 2025.

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Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St., Poca, WV 25159

Aug

31

Service

2:00 p.m.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St., Poca, WV 25159

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