Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:03 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Wanda Jean Watson

Wanda Jean Watson

March 2, 2013

Wanda Jean Watson, 63, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at ECM Hospital.

She was born in Hodges and was a former employee of Tolgate. She was a member of Hodges Convention Baptist Church.

Services were Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, with Bro. W.D. Humphres and Jason Haithcock officiating. Burial was in Hodges Cemetery.

Survivors are four children, Tim Cantrell, Shaunna Upton and Kevin Wade Watson and wife, Ashley, all of Vina, and Amy Cantrell Fralix and husband, Shannon, of Red Bay; seven grandchildren, Channing Haithcock, Hannah Kent, Chloe Watson, Annabelle Upton, Shannon Upton, Holden Inmon and Kyler Watson; two sisters, Joann Williams and husband, Wayne, of Hamilton, and Judy Haithcock of Vina; one brother, Johnny Ray Cantrell, of Vina.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron Felix “Daze” Cantrell and Shelly Bell Williams Cantrell; two brothers, Jack Cantrell and Jimmy Cantrell; and one sister, Jewel Cole.

Pallbearers were Chris Cantrell, Dewayne Emerson, Steven Watson, Channing Haithcock, Jeff Williams, Jason Haithcock and Bradley Emerson.

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