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EO1 Daniel W. Watkins Sr.

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Date of birth 09/10/1924
Date of passing 05/18/2020

Daniel W. Watkins Sr. Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Daniel W. Watkins Sr. (Bessemer, Alabama), who passed away at the age of 95, on May 18, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, T. W. Watkins and Maude Kelley Watkins; his siblings, William “Bill” Thomas Watkins and Dorothy “Dot” Patterson; his daughter Diane W. Marceau; and his grandchildren, Lesli Danielle Griffice and Jerry Scott Jones.

He is survived by : his wife Billie Banks Watkins; his children, Danny Watkins (Kathy), Darlene Lawley (Randy) and Delores Jones (Jerry); and his grandchildren, Ashley Chapman (Jason) of Bessemer, AL, Landon Griffice (Ashley) of Bessemer, AL, Christie LaRocca (John) of Port Richey, FL, Carla Henson (Doug) of Ellijay, GA, Aimee Dillion of Birmingham, AL, Paige Jones of Harvest, AL and Kevin Jones of San Diego, CA. He is also survived by ten great grandchildren; eleven great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Concord Highland Baptist Church, 100 Concord Highland Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, or the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, One Intrepid Square, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, NY 10036.

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