Charles Watson Jr.'s Obituary
Mr. Charles Watson Jr. (Charley) was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 28, 1929.
His passage home was on September 5, 2019.
Charles was the first born, of four sons to Charley & Myrtle Watson. The family moved to Oakland, California in 1945, where Charles completed his basic education graduating from McClymond’s High School in 1947.
Charles married Miss Marilyn Taylor of Oakland, CA in 1953.
Although a quiet & private person, he was a supporter of Bay Area sports teams & an avid fan of horseracing and would often be found at Golden Gate Fields, with friends trying to ‘hit the big one!’
Charles worked for Southern Pacific Railroad, where he retired after more than 40 years of employment.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle & Charley; his three brothers, James, John & Thomas, his wife of more than 60 years, Marilyn; two grandsons, Josiah Watson & Douglas Jerrels, Jr.(DJ) and brother-in-law, Wallace Montague
Left to cherish his memory are his children; Charles W. Watson, daughter-in-law, Sheila Watson, Carmen M. Jerrels, son-in-law Douglas Jerrels, Sr.; Robert C. Watson; grandchildren, Charles (Tiko), Christina, Brittney, Dawn and great-grandchildren, Arianna and Amalia; sister-in-law, Shirley Watson; sister-in-law, Carmen Montague; nieces & nephews, Marilyn, Muriel, Marcus and Michael.
JOHN 14:1-3
Let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am there you may be also.
Amen.
The family gives thanks & appreciation to everyone for their kind wishes and thoughts.
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