Obituary of Elaine J. Watson

Elaine J. Watson, 83, of 5703 Belfast Lane, Springfield, VA formerly of Fairmount Ave, Jamestown, NY passed away Sunday (October 3, 2010) in the Fairfax County Hospital, Fairfax, VA. A Virginia resident for the past 25 years, she was born February 16, 1927 in Jamestown a daughter of the late Merton A. and Nellie F. Whittle Johnson. She was a 1945 graduate of Jamestown High School. While living in the Jamestown area she was employed in the accounting department, as an account clerk, for the Southwestern Central School System for several years. She was a member of the Zion Covenant Church and also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for over 60 years. Surviving are her husband C. Robert Watson whom she married in December of 1948, two sons, Kevin Watson with whom she made her home in Virginia, Kirk Watson of Wagner, SD and a granddaughter Christa Watson of Tulsa, OK. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Merlin N. Johnson. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Rick Miller pastor of the Zion Covenant Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received for one hour prior to the service on Friday in the funeral home.