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Norma Lucille Newman Watkins

Birth	:	8 Dec 1919 Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	25 Apr 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Grant, Perkins County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8372002, -101.7391968
Description	:	Norma Lucille Newman Watkins, age 100, a child of God by faith, died peacefully in her sleep on April 25th, 2020 in Houston, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1919, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Jefferson Joseph Newman and Beulah Reed Newman. With her older sister, Doris, the family soon moved to Palisade, Nebraska. As a child she was a lively little girl who helped her family in their store by candling eggs, making butter, bringing in firewood and doing other chores. She loved school and could often be found reading library books with a friend. In high... Read More	Norma Lucille Newman Watkins, age 100, a child of God by faith, died peacefully in her sleep on April 25th, 2020 in Houston, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1919, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Jefferson Joseph Newman and Beulah Reed Newman. With her older sister, Doris, the family soon moved to Palisade, Nebraska. As a child she was a lively little girl who helped her family in their store by candling eggs, making butter, bringing in firewood and doing other chores. She loved school and could often be found reading library books with a friend. In high school she played the flute in the band and was a cheer leader for the six man football team. Norma loved a good football game for the rest of her life. An excellent swimmer, she earned her Red Cross Life Guard certification one summer and also taught swimming classes. She especially enjoyed teaching a class for older ladies, some of whom later became her relatives by marriage. At high school graduation, she was awarded a full scholarship to Kearney State Teachers College. She worked during the summers to earn money for her room and board and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She married her beloved Kenneth Ray Watkins in her parents' garden in Palisade, Nebraska, on July 6, 1942. Although their families had been friends, Kenneth had not really noticed her until she spent one summer as life guard in his hometown of Grant. He became the love of her life and they were a devoted and steadfast team until his death in 2012. They were married almost 70 years. Norma taught Home Economics for a year after her marriage. She and Kenneth had three children by the time Kenneth was graduated from Kirksville Osteopathic College of Medicine in 1951. The family moved to Texas that year and became proud residents of their adopted state. Norma was an excellent cook, baker, seamstress, home interior designer, and expert gardener long before Martha Stewart came on the scene. She loved music, sang in the church choir, studied voice (in her late 40's) supported the Port Arthur Community Concerts for years, and in doing so passed along her love of music to her children. Norma was a very skilled quilter, loved horse racing and bulldogs, even learned to show one of her bulldogs in the ring. She kept the books for Kenneth's office, helped manage his busy medical practice and always supported her children in their many activities. She was a lifelong Methodist, served on several church committees, and was a delegate to the Texas Annual Conference for several years. She was active in the DAR, DAC, Port Arthur Antique Study Club, and P.E.O. She and Kenneth loved travelling and visited many countries together. Some of their trips were planned so she could conduct genealogy research while Kenneth golfed. Preceding her in death were her sisters Doris Newman Chatfield and baby Alma Newman. Survivors include daughter Jo Merrily Watkins Parker King (Fred); son Dr. Mark Watkins (Sherrie); daughter Susan Watkins Rudosky (James); grandchildren Jeffrey (Katherine) and Joel (Shana) Parker, Rebecca Watkins and Amber Watkins Guidry (Drek), and Christina Rudosky Screpanti (Filippo) and Joanna Rudosky Cook (Gavin); and great grandchildren Austin, Briana, Katie, Elizabeth, Cortlin, Palmer, Ponder, Arlo, Theodore and Alexander; sister-in-law Dolores Watkins Sexson of Grant, Nebraska, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She is greatly missed. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Grant, NE. A memorial service is to be scheduled later this summer. Bullock-Long Funeral Home assisted the Watkins family.

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Norma Lucille Newman Watkins's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Grant, Perkins County, USA.
When did Norma Lucille Newman Watkins death?
Norma Lucille Newman Watkins death on 25 Apr 2020 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 40.8372002
Longitude: -101.7391968

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