Raymond E.(Punkin) Watson Sr.of Allenport died suddenly at 11:30 a.m.Thursday;Oct.3;1985;at Mon Valley Hospital Inc. He was 53. Born in Arnold City;March 3;1932;he was a son of the late John Watson Sr.and Bessie Davis Watson. Mr.Watson was a member of St.Joseph Church in Roscoe;the Fayette City American Legion and the Allenport Rod and Gun Club. He served in the U.S.Army in 1960. A former resident of Belle Vernon;Mr.Watson lived in Allenport since 1981. He was employed as a lab observer at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Evelyn Watson and Emma Karlsin and two brothers;John Watson Jr and Wade Watson. Surviving are his wife;Nora Lee Willey Watson;three sons;David C.Watson;Raymond E.Watson Jr. and Michael D.Watson;all at home;two daughters;Lisa Marie and Kristen Marie;both at home;two brothers;Kenneth Watson of Youngstown;Ohio and William Watson of Monessen;and four sisters;Ruth Hails of Chicago;Ill.;Charlotte Malys of Fayette City;Grace Stine of Monongahela and Shirley Fedora of Hillsboro;Oregon. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. st St.Joseph Church;Roscoe;with Rev.Robert A. Kobach officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

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