Gene Jehrull Watt 1930-2011
WATT STEPHENSON SCHULKE
Posted By: Connie J Swearingen (email)
Date: 6/24/2011 at 17:12:50
Sioux City Journal
15 April 2011UTE, Iowa -- Gene Jehrull Watt, 80, of Prescott, Ariz., formerly of Ute, passed away April 7, 2011, in Chino Valley, Ariz.
Gene donated his body to Science Care. A memorial service is scheduled for June 11, 2011, at Chino Valley Family Church in Chino Valley, Ariz.
He was born Sept. 26, 1930, in Ute, to Ersel Raymond Watt and Zida Mae Stephenson.
He married Esther Schulke in 1949, and they lived in Lawton, Iowa, where he helped farm. He was employed by Swift & Co. in Sioux City. They moved their family to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1969, where he worked as a cabinet installer until his retirement in 1995. In 1996, they moved to Prescott. His wife of 50 years passed away in 2001.
Gene is survived by his brother, Charlie (Donna) Watt; brother-in-law, Dick Monk; sister-in-law, Norma Watt; children, Sharon (Ron) Barton, Linda Watt, Lori (Bill) Boy, Michael Watt; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He had many neighbors and friends who loved and respected him. Neighbors, Bonnie and Odie, were especially dear to him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Ersel and Robert, and sisters LaVonne and Vesta.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Granite Mountain Home Care and Hospice at 3107 Clearwater Dr., Prescott, AZ 86305 or Science Care at 21410 N. 19th Ave., Ste 126, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
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