R.I.P. Marmee

I was in Moncks Corner this weekend for Easter. I hung out with my family on Friday and Saturday morning. About 12 Saturday we got a call that my grandmother had passed away. She got up and ate a big breakfast and then had trouble breathing. They put oxygen on her and called the ambulance but she was unresponsive. She lived a long life and went very peacefully. We drove to Monetta Saturday and stayed until late that night. My mom spent the night there and Clair, Dad, and I came back to Moncks Corner to pack up. Sunday we left to go back to Monetta and the visitation was that night. The funeral was Monday afternoon. It was a very busy weekend. I think everyone is doing ok. Below is her obituary.


Mary Elizabeth Shealy "Tiz" Watson
MONETTA - Funeral Services for Mary Elizabeth “Tiz” Shealy Watson, 85, will be held Monday, March 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Torrey officiating. Committal will follow at the Ridge Spring Cemetery. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers are Adelaide Bodie, Sara Bruner, Mary Cobb, Nancy Gall, Bessie Garber, Frances Hunt, Elizabeth Hutto, JoAnn Kennedy, Mary McDaniel, Rite Seigler, June Smith, and France Slover.

Mrs. Watson died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at her home. Born on July 17, 1922, she was the daughter of Berly Voight and Lula Lowman Shealy and the wife of the late Jerrold Arthur Watson, Sr. for 59 years. She graduated from Winthop College in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. Mrs. Watson’s professional life was devoted to providing music education as a Music Director for WIS-Radio. Until recent years she served her community by serving as Choral Director for the Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian Church and singing at numerous weddings and funerals of friends and families. She was a member of Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian Church, the Study Club of Batesburg-Leesville, and several bridge clubs. She was predeceased by her husband, parents, and siblings Martha Shealy Watson, Walter Killian Shealy, and Joseph Lowman Shealy.


Surviving are her children, Cynthia (Bill) Britt of Moncks Corner, Pamela Watson, Jerrold A. (Cathy) Watson, Jr., and Joseph H. (Tonya) Watson, all of Monetta; grandchildren, Lisa and Clair Britt, Jeph (Lauren), Reid (fiance Reagan Shirley), Jed, and Becca Watson.


In lieu of flowers, expressions of condolences may be made to Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 2089, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29070.