Edward Gerald Watts, age 82, passed away Tuesday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen (Betty) Watts; three daughters Kathy (Louis) Lea, Geri (Mike) Leche and Melanie Watts; his six grandchildren, Michael Leche, Cris Leche, Matthew Thompson, Samantha Herron, Jeremy Lea, Mitchell Thompson; 8 great grandchildren and one brother, Charles (Celeste) Watts. He is preceded in death by his parents Jesse N Watts and Lillie Morgan, his sister Patricia Watts, niece Cynthia Brown. He was a longtime member of Emmanuel Baptist Church where he founded and ran the banquet table food ministry. Due to the Covid Delta surge we will be having immediate family graveside service at 10 AM on Thursday at Felders cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff at Heart of Hospice for their care and compassion.