Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Watson
First Name
Edith
Middle Name
B.
Maiden Name
Russell
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
1888?
Place of Death
Sangerville, ME
Date of Death
1939-06-15
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 6-22-1939, p.5
Obituary
Mrs. Edith B. Watson Mrs. Edith B. Watson, 51, passed away at her late home in Sangerville, June 15 following a long illness, which she bore with great fortitude and courage. She was born in Dexter, the daughter of Percy and Emma Russell but later moved to Sangerville with the family, and graduated from Sangerville high school in the class of 1906. She later taught school in Dexter and in Sangerville. She married J. Bernard Watson, who passed away last July. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Georgia Chapman, who has tenderly cared for her sister during the past several months, coming from her home in Shedd, Oregon to be with Mrs. Watson; a brother Lee Russell, of Sangerville, and a nephew James Russell also of Sangerville. Private funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. George H. Welch of Guilford officiating. Burial was in the family lot at Mt. Pleasant cemetery in this town.