He is preceded in death by his mother, Honor Ruth Watkins, wife, Catherine Cecelia Watkins and son William Clifton Watkins.
He is survived by his children: Barbara Ruth Villareal and husband Joe Nic, Mary Perez and husband Joe, Francis Joseph Watkins and wife Nicole; grandchildren, Brittney DeLaCruz and husband, Moses, Eric Villareal and wife Erica, Celeste Villareal, Robert Perez and wife Melissa, Dionne Brown and husband Mark, Thaddeus Perez and wife Tracy, Taylor Watkins, Ryan Watkins & Reese Watkins; great-grandchildren, Thaddeus, Devon, Kamryn, Sidney, Noah, Noah, Isaiah & Frances.
Visitation will be held from 6-9pm at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
Funeral Services will begin at 10am on Wednesday, February, 8, 2012 followed by interment in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery .
In lieu of Flowers, please make a donation to Save the Children, www.savethechildren.org