Kay Biddy Watson

KAY, DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND FRIEND TO ALL WHO WERE BLESSED TO KNOW HER, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. SHE ATTENDED LANDON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE WAS A LIONETTE AND A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1951. HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER INCLUDED WORKING FOR FLORIDA TITLE COMPANY AND FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK PRIOR TO LIVING HER TRUE PASSION: WIFE AND MOTHER. ALONG WITH THE PASSION SHE HAD FOR HER FAMILY, KAY ENJOYED HER TENNIS. A MEMBER OF BOTH FLORIDA YACHT CLUB AND LATER SAN JOSE COUNTRY CLUB FOR MANY YEARS, SHE PLAYED COMPETITIVE TENNIS WITH HER CLUB TEAMMATES AND LIFE LONG FRIENDS. KAY’S FAMILY HAS BEEN MEMBERS OF SOUTH JACKSONVILLE PRESBYTERIAN FOR DECADES.

KAY WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND RUTH BIDDY. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER SISTERS JOYCE KESLER GLENN AND JANET HOLLOWAY. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 60 YEARS GARY EDGAR WATSON AND THEIR CHILDREN ANDREW WATSON, MINDY GULLEDGE (MIKE), AND GRANDSON MICHAEL (MICK) GULLEDGE, JR. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY STEPSON WILLIAM GARY WATSON (SUSIE) AND CHILDREN WILLIAM WATSON JR. AND SAVANNAH WATSON. LASTLY, KAY WAS CARED FOR IN HER HOME BY THE DEVOTED CAREGIVERS FROM CONCIERGE CARE AND COMMUNITY HOSPICE.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR KAY IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023, AT 1:00 P.M. AT SOUTH JACKSONVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LOCATED AT 2137 HENDRICKS AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207. AFTER THE SERVICE, KAY’S FAMILY INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR A RECEPTION AT LEGACY LODGE IN OAKLAWN CEMETERY, 4801 SAN JOSE BOULEVARD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207. A GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT OAKLAWN CEMETERY WILL FOLLOW THE RECEPTION.