St. Clair County Obits

ALICE I. WATKINS

St. Clair County Courier
22 June 2007
Alice Irene Parton was born May 10, 1922 in Maysville, DeKalb County to Thomas Eugene and Nellie Maude (Fales) Parton. She passed away June 14, 2007 at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs.
On February 18, 1941 Irene was united in marriage to Charles Edwin Watkins at Altamont, by Rev. Dewey Helms. To this union eight children were born. They raised their family in Stewartsville.
Irene was preceded in death by three children, a daughter in infancy, son, Murle and a stillbrn infant, seven brothers, and two sisters.
She is survived by five daughters, Helen Shisler of El Dorado Springs, Edith Waterman of Collins, Maetta Walker of El Dorado Springs, Sherry Waterman of Collins and Julianna Watkins of El Dorado Springs, one sister, Adelina Mae Smith of Savannah, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Services were held Monday, June 18 at Sheldon Chapel and they will be officiated by Rev. Dana Taylor, with singings of "In the Garden" and "Amazing Grace".
Interment will be at the Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery with arrangements made by Sheldon Funeral Home of El Dorado Springs.