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Leo Watson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Death: November 23, 1981 (68)
Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Place of Burial: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John George Watson and Mary Susan Watson
Husband of Mary Almeda Watson
Father of Private; Donna Kay Ness and Carol Watson
Brother of Gilbert Watson; Jay Welker Watson; Calvert Watson; Deverl Watson; Glenn Geoffrey Watson and 2 others

Managed by: Della Dale Smith-Pistelli
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About Leo Watson

Leo started and finished his schooling in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Leo worked at the Electric Bakery in Nampa. Leo and Mary moved from Nampa to Federal Way, Washington in 1941. They brought two of their children, Richard and Donna with them. Mary's parents brought Carol with them on the train after the family got settled. Leo worked for many years in the shipyards in Washington. He also sold real estate, did clerical work for Tacoma Boat Building Company, and worked at Mt. View Cemetery and Funeral Home. Leo and Mary loved recreational boating on Puget Sound waters. they bought and renovated their first boat in about 1956. Later they had two other boats. After retirement, Leo and Mary sold their home on Wildaire, bought a mobile home in a retirement village in Tacoma, and wintered in Mesa, Arizona. Leo and Mary lived in Tacoma for over 40 years. Leo was raised in the Mormon religion. Leo and Mary were buried at New Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma (Graves 475 and 476, Lot 1, D, Section 2).

Leo had rheumatic fever as a child which led to heart disease (rheumatic valvular disease) and he had three separate heart surgeries.

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Leo Watson's Timeline

1913
February 6, 1913
Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1936
January 13, 1936
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
1940
1940
1981
November 23, 1981
Age 68
Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States