Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Betty Jane Watson, 94, of Bismarck, N.D., passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Funeral services were held, Nov. 3, 2018 at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington with burial was at Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated, special music was provided by Jada Peterson. Honorary bearers were Betty Jane's grandchildren.
Betty Jane Taylor, daughter of Winfield Joseph (Reiter) Taylor and Ruea Delight (Hunt) Taylor, was born Nov. 28, 1923, in Longview Township. She attended country school in Longview Township and Carrington High School and then went on to graduate from Valley City State Teachers College. She taught for three years at Hebron School in Wells County.
On June 18, 1945, she was united in marriage to James William Watson Jr. Together they were blessed with three children: Robert James, Patricia Marie and Steven Lee.
Betty was a member of the Federated Church in Carrington.
She is survived by two children, Robert (Mary) Watson, Steven (Mary) Watson; son-in-law Wallace Larson; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-laws: Polly Laughlin, Ruth (Beck) Johnson and Mary Ann Watson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter Patricia; stepfather Glenn Laughlin Sr.; three sisters, Virginia Goter, Ruea Meldahl and Jean Black; three brothers Joseph Taylor, Theodore Taylor, Glen Laughlin Jr.
Arrangements made by Evans Funeral Home, N.D.
