COLUMBIA - A funeral service for Betty Lenora Murphy Watts, 86, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Olympia Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to say their goodbyes to Mrs. Watts from 12:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Watts went to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Edmund Murphy and Adele Murphy.
Surviving her are 3 children, Dave Watts, Dean Watts, and Dawn Watts Moore, 16 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers, Albert Murphy and Richard Murphy. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Franklin Dave Watts, son, Darrell Watts, daughter Donna Watts Hair, brother Thomas Murphy, and 2 sisters, Sara Murphy Avritt, and Marguerite Murphy Garner.
Her family knew her to be a treasure and she touched the lives of all around her with her loving spirit, caring nature, and warm smile.
Flowers or plants can be sent to Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com