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Submitted: 4/25/21 • Approved: 4/25/21 • Last Updated: 4/28/21 • R412764-G0-S3
December 19, 1916-August 23, 2012
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
BORGER — G. Christy "Chris" Watson, 95, of Borger died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Garden of Hope in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Les Sharp, pastor of Faith Covenant Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Watson was born Dec. 19, 1916, in Boonville, Ky., to George Smith and Claudia Dodson Watson. He married Florene Miller on Oct. 7, 1944, in Odessa.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Gail Smith of Silverton and Jean Roark of Waco; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 27, 2012)
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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: George C Watson
Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1916
Birth Place: Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Mother's name: Claudia Dodson
Volume Number: 127
Certificate Number: 63247
Volume Year: 1916
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: George Christie Watson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1916
Birth Place: Booneville, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hobbs, Oklahoma, USA
Employer: Phillips Petroleum Company
Weight: 190
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: George Smith Watson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Christie Watson Self (Head)
George Smith Watson Father
Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Name: George Christie Watson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1944
Marriage Place: Ector, Texas, United States
Spouse: Florene Miller
FHL Film Number: 2031857
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