Neal-Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home Reporting
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Marie Brown Ward Watson, age 88, of Clarksville, died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at her home.
She was born in Cumberland Furnace, TN, to the late William Floyd Brown and Gradie Ora Miller Brown. Marie was also preceded in death by her first husband, Calvin Smith; second husband, Raymond Ward; third husband, Forrest Watson; brother, Owen Brown; sister, Georgie Mae Bone; and nephew, Allen Bone.
Mrs. Watson was a retired teller from Northern Bank (First American) and a member of Hilldale Church of Christ.
Funeral Service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at Hilldale Church of Christ, with Bro. Steve Kirby and Bro. Roy Goodmiller officiating. Burial will follow at Plain View Cemetery in Slayden, TN. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3 at Hilldale Church of Christ, and from 11 a.m. until the hour of service Wednesday at the church.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Burkhart, Bruce Burkhart, Don Armstrong, Kenneth Watson, and Horace Wilkerson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Roy Burkhart, James Davis, Furman Muzzall, and Billy Bateman.
Marie is survived by two nephews, Lynn Bone, of Cumberland Furnace, TN, and Wayne Bone, of Clarksville; two great nieces, Jennifer (Tim) Crow, of Clarksville, and Melissa (Michael) Hembree, of Charlotte, TN; great-great nieces and nephews, Caleb and Haleigh Crow, of Clarksville, Nicholas “Tyler” Walker, of Wichita, KS, and Dylan and Hannah Hembree, of Charlotte, TN; step-son, Raymond Ward, Jr. (Faye), of Greenville, SC; four step-grandchildren, Keith Ward (Pat), of Ohio, Amy (Mitch) Strange, of South Carolina, Kevin Ward, of Atlanta, GA, and Kurt Ward, of Portland, OR; and one step-great grandchild, Taylor Strange, of South Carolina.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040; (931) 645-6488.
Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.