Mary Francis (Butler) Watson passed from this earth to her eternal home in heaven on December 1, 2023, after an extended illness. Services will be Friday, December 8, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Eastland under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Eastland City Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mary was born in Carbon, Texas to Rufus Elgar and Ophilia Ione (LeFevre) Butler on October 18, 1940. She attended school in Carbon and graduated in 1959. Mary married Kenneth R. Watson Sr. on November 14, 1959. They moved to Eastland, TX in 1960 and started their family. They were married 54 years until Kenneth’s death in 2013.
In her younger years, Mary played in Eastland softball leagues and performed in several plays with the Eastland Civic Theater. She worked as a teller at Eastland National Bank and later as a customer service representative for Southwestern Bell. After the office in Eastland closed, she enrolled at Cisco Junior College and earned her associates degree. She and Kenneth purchased Maverick Car Wash in 1980.
