Voyd Eugene

Watson

Obituary

Voyd Eugene Watson, 83, of Chula passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 11, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Brian Watson officiating. Mr. Watson will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 10, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Born August 28, 1938, in Crisp County, Mr. Watson was preceded in death by his parents; one grandchild, Hunter Blaine Watson; three brothers; and four sisters. Before retiring, he worked as an electrician and he was of the Baptist faith. He loved music; picking blackberries; telling stories; and he loved collecting calendars with antique pictures on them.. He loved his family, especially his great-grandkids.

Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Shirley Jean Paulk Watson of Chula; three sons, Michael Blaine Watson of Sycamore and Wesley Royd Watson and Blakely K. Watson, both of Chula; four grandchildren, Gregory Austin Watson, Melissa Ann Watson Ethridge and her husband Byron, Michaela Nicole Watson Harrison and her husband Cody, and James Andrew "Jimbo" Watson; and four great-grandchildren, Brantley James Harris, Teresa Lainey Grace Saint, Liam Michael Wyatt Ethridge and Ashley Lillian Nicole Ethridge.