William D. “Bill” Watts, 80, of Silsbee died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Bill was a native of Sour Lake and longtime resident of Silsbee he was a retired electrician with Locals number 390 and number 769, and proudly served his country in the United States Marines during World War II. He was a member of Dewitt Clinton Masonic Lodge number twenty nine in Jasper.
He is survived by his daughter, Susan Joyce Reed of Boise, Idaho; grandchildren, Jason Berryman and wife Kristi of The Woodlands, Chris McLemore and wife Stephanie of Bullard, Randal Allen Watts of Nacogdoches, Stacy Michelle Reed and Amanda Kay Reed both of Green Bay, Wisconsin; and six great grandchildren.
Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Rushing Watts; daughter, Freda Jo Ware; son, Glen Allen Watts; and father and mother, Eugene and Jewell Watts.
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 22, 2008 at Broussard’s Mortuary Chapel, 490 Cemetery Road, in Silsbee with a burial following at Resthaven Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, December 21, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
