Staff Sgt. Otis Watkins

Otis Keith Watkins Watkins Birth 11 Apr 1930 Otterbein, Benton County, Indiana Death 4 Aug 2000 Burial Fort Sill Post Cemetery Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma son of Daniel Watkins and May Gertrude James

He was an ROTC staff member of C.M.A. and SSG US Army; Korea, Vietnam

Lawton Constitution Aug 6 2000
Otis Keith Watkins

Funeral for Otis Keith, 70 Lawton, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home

Chapel. Mr. Watkins died Friday at his home following a lengthy illness.

Burial with military honors will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.

He was born April 11, 1930, in Otterbein, Ind., to Daniel and Mae James Watkins.

He grew up in Indiana.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1947. He served in the Korean conflict, Vietnam and three tours in Germany. He retired May 1, 1867.

He married Frances Aline Harned on Jan 22, 1958, in Lawton.

Following retirement, he was employed as an insurance adjuster in Rockford, Ill., for four years.

After moving back to Lawton, he was employed by civil service and Northrop Aviation.

He was a member of Buffalo Sams RC Travel Club, VFW No. 5263 and the American Legion NO. 193.

He attended Centenary United Methodist and First United Methodist Churches.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son Otis Keith Watkins II and his wife Gina, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a brother James Watkins, Otterbein, Ind.; three sisters Elizabeth Watkins, Wilma Watkins and Mable Dewey, all of Layfayette, Ind. and a grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lawton Area, P.O. Box 2047, Okla.

married Frances A. Penick Birth 21 Jun 1928 Death 21 Jul 2006 Burial Fort Sill Post Cemetery Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma dau of Louis William Harned and Minnie Clyde Beasley

Lawton Constitution Jul 23, 2006
Frances Aline Watkins

Funeral for Frances Aline Watkins, 78, Lawton, will be at 10 a.,. Monday at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Shelly Coulter, associate pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church, officiating.

Mrs. Watkins died Friday, July 21, 2006, in Lawton.

She was born June 21, 1928, in Lawton to Louis W. and Minnie C. Beasley Harned.

She attended Lawton schools and graduated from Lawton High School.

She owned and operated Southeast Realty for 23 years in Lawton where she w as a real estate agent.

She married Otis K. Watkins on Jan. 22, 1958 in Lawton. He preceded her in death on Aug. 4 2000.

She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a son Keith Watkins and wife Gina, Murfeesboro, Tenn.; a brother Don Harned, Oklahoma City; two sisters: Pauline Caldwell, Lawton; and Pat Swanson and husband Paul, Weatherford; a granddaughter, Kathleena Townley; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a b rother, Bill Harned; and a sister Christine Vaughn.

A special visitation will be held for family and friends from 1 to 3 p .m. at the funeral home.