Mabel (Myers) Watson (1928 - 2016)

Born 7 Jan 1928 in Davie, North Carolina

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Wife of Paul Fredrick Markland — married 19 Oct 1946 in Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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Obituary

Davie County Enterprise Record Mabel Myers Markland Watson

Published 2:32 pm Thursday, June 16, 2016

Mrs. Mabel Myers Markland Watson, 88, of Advance, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center.

She was born Jan. 7, 1928 in Davie County to Alice Novella Beauchamp Myers and Fred Sanford Myers.Mrs. Watson was a member of Elbaville United Methodist Church and sang with her parents at church events for years. She worked many years for Hanes Knitting Co. until the plant closed. She then went to work for Duracell and later at Ken’s Drive-In Restaurant in Winston-Salem, which was owned by her present husband.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Frederick Markland; a son, Alton Frederick Markland; and a sister, Thelma McMahan.

Surviving: her husband, Grady Watson Jr.; 2 daughters, Patricia “Pat” Markland Cope and Angela Markland Bailey (Larry), all of Advance; 6 grandchildren, Brian Bailey (Robin), Kyle Bailey (Angie), Adam Bailey (Desiree), Chad William Markland (Katherine), Brett Frederick Markland and Brooke Ann Markland; 6 great-grandchildren, Ben Bailey, Maddie Bailey, Collin Bailey, Bella Bailey, Lyra Bailey and Beau Martin; and a sister, Mildred Markland.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at Elbaville United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the church and after the graveside service in the fellowship hall.

Condolences: www.hayworth-miller.com.

Sources

• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHJ4-8VV : 8 December 2014), Mabel Myers, 07 Jan 1928; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 15, p. 113, Davie, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SV-3P4 : accessed 4 January 2018), Betty M Myers in household of Fred S Myers, Fulton, Davie, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 9B, line 87, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1686; FHL microfilm 2,341,420.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWS6-H3D : accessed 4 January 2018), Mabel Myers in household of Fred S Myers, Shady Grove Township, Davie, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-13, sheet 6A, line 35, family 100, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2900.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF94-QSM : 6 November 2017), Paul Fredrick Markland and Betty Mabel Myers, 19 Oct 1946; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 4,138,599.

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