Dorothy Ellen Watson

Dorothy Ellen Watson, 92, of Quinton, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Claremore Nursing Home. She was born August 18, 1925 in Gordon, Nebraska to Paul and Lydia (Harris) Eichenberger. Dorothy was confirmed in the Lutheren Church on May 11, 1941 in Gordon, Nebraska and she was a child of God until leaving us on Friday, April 20, 2018, to be with her God in His presence. Dorothy and Rollin had attended Oak Ridge Baptist Church before she moved from Enterprise to live with Kendal and Betty in 2008 and attended Spavinaw United Methodist Church with Betty, until moving to Brookfield Assisted Living Center in Claremore, Oklahoma on October 2012. Dorothy was a very organized record keeper. Counting cows and taking notes as her & Rollin checked their cows. She loved to read, work picture puzzles, play cards, travel, and said her and Rollin had probably danced across Texas. Russell, her brother in Arizona told us she had pneumonia when she was real little and her mother didn’t think she would survive, and after being so ill, she was frail for several years. He said she would help in the house and her sisters would help their dad on the farm outside. She attended a small one room school named, White Lodge School, from 1st to 8th grade. When she started to high school, her and her sisters went into Gordon on Sunday evenings and lived with a family and would do light housekeeping for their room and board. Their dad would take them and pick them up on Friday’s unless the weather was bad and they couldn’t get to town. There was no school busses for the country kids. When she graduated from high school, she wanted to be a Beauty Operator, now we say, Hairdresser but soon learned she was allergic to the chemicals in the products. She didn’t get to complete the training. It was about that time she met Rollin at a small carnival that had come to town and she always said he took care of her from then on. They were married in September 4, 1944 and he was drafted into the Army in June 1945. He returned from the service and they lived and farmed in Nebraska until 1950 when they moved to Oklahoma. Dorothy was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother with a loving heart. She was a great cook, a cowgirl who wore tennis shoes and was a gracious lady of the Greatest Generation. Dorothy is survived by 2 sons, Kendal Watson & wife Betty of Eucha, Gary Watson & wife Jo Ann of Springdale, AR.; a grandchild, Shelli Hubbs and husband David; a step-grandchild, Beverly Stites and husband Jef of Tulsa; 2 great grandchildren, Cody Hubbs, Bailea Hubbs; 3 step great grandchildren, Andy Stites, Zach Stites and wife Alli, Sara Maddox and husband Justin; a sister, Clara Reutter and husband Bob of Gordon, Nebraska; a brother, Russell Eichenberger and wife Rochelle of Sun City, AZ.; numerous nieces & nephews. Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, Paul & Lydia Eichenberger; her husband, Rollin D. Watson; a brother, Albert Eichenberger; 3 sisters, Theresa Young, Alice Turnbull, & Helen Hanson. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in the R.E. Shearwood Memorial Chapel with Reverend David Bigger officiating. Eulogist will be Mr. David Hubbs. Pallbearers include David Hubbs, Cody Hubbs, Jacob Land, Zach Stites, Dewayne Page, Terry Oliver. Honorary Pallbearers include Andy Stites, Glen Kirby, Chuck Turnbull. Burial will follow in Brooken Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler. Dorothy Ellen Watson, 92, of Quinton, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Claremore Nursing Home. She was born August 18, 1925 in Gordon, Nebraska to Paul and Lydia (Harris) Eichenberger.

Dorothy Ellen Watson

August 18, 1925 - April 20, 2018