Mary Watson

Garland, UT- Mary Frances Preston Watson, 82, passed away on April 10, 2014 at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. She was born on May 10, 1931 in Welch, TX to Jean Linn & King Coleman Preston.

Mary has lived in Welch, TX; Waskom, TX; Avinger, TX; and most recently in Garland, UT. She married George Wesley Watson in June of 1952 and together they had 3 children: Norman, Larry and Carolyn. She was a member of the Bear River Valley Baptist Church in Tremonton, UT and Waskom United Methodist Church in Waskom, TX.

Mary is survived by her children: Norman (Laura) Watson, Garland, UT; Larry Watson, Linden, TX; Carolyn (Bob) Yazdani, Houston, TX. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George Wesley Watson; and a brother, Kenneth Preston.

Services for Mary will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bear Creek Baptist Church (3596 CR 1626, Linden, TX 75563). Interment will follow at the Bear Creek Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers it was Mary’s request that donations be made to either the Bear River Valley Baptist Church in Tremonton, UT or the Waskom United Methodist Church in Waskom, TX.