Lewie Lynton "Bill" Watson, Sr.

Lewie Lynton “Bill” Watson, Sr., of Bethany Community passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home. He was 91. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Amlong and Rev. Mike Medley officiating. Burial will follow in Bethany Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 4 to 6 PM. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, 1805 County Road 533, New Brockton, AL. Mr. Watson was preceded in death by his parents, Jethro and Ellie Watson; 2 sisters, Voncille Myers and Pearline Stuckey; and a brother, Marvin Watson. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Stokes Watson, New Brockton, AL; daughter, Laura Lynn Lott (Patrick), New Brockton, AL; son, Louie Watson, Jr. (Margaret), New Brockton, AL; granddaughters, Ashley L. Jeffers, New Brockton, AL, Bethany Bryant (Michael), Enterprise, AL; great-granddaughter, Mary Grace Jeffers, New Brockton, AL; sister, Bernice Harrison, New Brockton, AL; special niece, Phyllis Sanders (John), Dothan, AL; brothers-in-law, Charles Stokes, Chancellor, AL, John Stokes (Kathy), Apopka, FL, Barry Goforth, Enterprise, AL. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lewie Lynton "Bill" Watson, Sr., please visit our flower store.