hmtl5 Gerald Grant Watson b. 17 Oct 1935 La Belle, Hendry County, Florida d. 7 Jun 1985 La Belle, Hendry County, Florida: Hedges Genealogy
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Gerald Grant Watson

Male 1935 - 1985  (49 years)

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  • Name Gerald Grant Watson 
    Birth 17 Oct 1935  La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Jun 1985  La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Fort Denaud Cemetery, Fort Denaud, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I3698  Hedges
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2023 

    Father George Morris Watson,   b. 5 Aug 1889, Tipton, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1965, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Anna Laura Hedges,   b. 27 Jun 1910, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1997 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1928  LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera Jeanette Shirah,   b. 29 Mar 1939, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 2016, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Tonnie Eileen Watson,   b. 4 Nov 1966   d. 26 Oct 1976, Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
    Family ID F1659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Oct 1935 - La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jun 1985 - La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fort Denaud Cemetery, Fort Denaud, Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Hendry County
      Gerald Grant Watson
      Gerald Grant Waton, 49, of 379 Whidden Road died Friday evening.
      He was a life long resident of LaBelle. He was employed at Alico Ranch and was a member and usher at the First Baptist Church.
      His survivors include his wife, Jeanette Watson of LaBell; son, Gerald Watson, Jr., Clewiston; daughters: Helen Best, Fort Myers, Laura Smith, LaBelle; Mother, Anna Laura Watson, LaBelle; brothers: William M. Watson, Johnson City, Tex., Stanley G. Watson, Buford, Ga., Harvey Watson, Austin, Tex.; sister, Ethel Corbit, Houston, Tex., and six grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in LaBelle with the Rev. Eugene Abernathy officiating. Burial will follow in Ft. Denaud Cemetery.
      The family will receive friends at the Akin-Davis Funeral Home in LaBelle on Monday between 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
      News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida. Monday, 10 June 1985.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.


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