Mary Watson, daughter of the late Charles Elmer Bowman and Dorothy Ing Bowman was born on July 9, 1951 in rural Ash Hill Township and departed this life on October 4, 2018 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 67 years.

Mrs. Watson was a welder for Arvin for 40 years and was a resident of Bernie, Missouri.

On December 1, 1979 in Zalma, Missouri she was united in marriage to Billy F. Watson.  Mr. Watson preceded her in death on September 7, 2016.

Survivors include; four sons, Mike Watson of Odessa, Missouri, Billy A. Watson of Qulin, Missouri, Charles Jackson of Bloomfield, Missouri and Jamie Watson of Qulin, Missouri; by two daughters Michelle “Missy” Jackson of Qulin, Missouri and Renee Stafford of Farmington, Missouri; by six brothers, Jimmy Bowman, Harold Bowman and Richard Bowman of Advance, Missouri, Roger Bowman and Tommy Bowman of Zalma, Missouri and Kenny Bowman of Yukon, Oklahoma; she has several grandkids and great-grandkids.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. 

A memorial service will be conducted at 4:00p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.