BELMONT - Joan E. Watson, 88, went to be with the Lord, at
the home of her son, Dean on December 4, 2019, of congestive heart
failure. She was born September 8, 1931
in Erie, PA the daughter of the late Richard J. and Marian A. (Knipper) Heuer
She was raised in Wellsville and was a 1948 graduate from Wellsville High
School. On February 24, 1951 in Belmont
she married Raymond K. Watson who predeceased her on June 7, 2003. Joan worked
at many businesses, including Gunlocke Upholstery in Almond and retired from
the Allegany County Office for the Aging.
Joan attended the Belmont First Baptist Church, and she
loved music and dancing. She was a member of Sunshine Club in Scio, and the
Belmont Growing Stronger. She enjoyed
sewing, making crafts, and baking. She was a feisty and beautiful woman with a
sweet disposition, and was kind to everyone she met.
She is survived by four daughters, Laura (Spencer) Conklin
of Bath, Kathy (Russ VanNostrand) Hooker of Arkport, Sharon (Martin) Woodard of
Canisteo, Diane Burdick of Hornell, two sons, Dean (Carrie) Watson of Belmont, and Dale (Tiersa) Watson of
Wellsville, a brother, Russell Heuer of Haslet, Texas, 24 grandchildren, 25
great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in
addition to parents and husband by a son, Donald, a sister Marian Hankins; and
several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and a special friend, Max Knapp.
Friends are invited to call on Sunday, December 8, 2019 from
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, 17 Schuyler Street in
Belmont. The funeral will follow visitation at 3:00 p.m. in the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Please consider memorial donations to
Home Care & Hospice or the Belmont First Baptist Church. To leave online
condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
