Alene June Messmore Watson Clapp Obituary (1925

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Alene "June" Messmore Watson Clapp Mrs. Alene "June" Messmore Watson Clapp, age 90, of Lexington, Indiana formerly of Madison entered this life on March 10, 1925 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Paul and Nellie Hall Messmore. She was raised in the St. Mary Catholic Church in downtown Madison. She married Sam Watson and their happy union was blessed with two daughters and three sons. She lived her entire life in the Madison area. June worked early in life for the U.S. Shoe Factory for six years. She retired after thirty-three years of service with Reliance Electric in Madison, Indiana as a machine operator. She was a faithful member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing horseshoes and beating the boys at it. June loved to sing the old Country music and watching IU Basketball especially when Coach Bobby Knight was in charge. She was a fierce Euchre player and enjoyed Hanover Beach and the Ohio River. June died on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 12:50 a.m. at the Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY June will be missed by her loving daughter, Kay Kortman and her husband Dennis of Lexington, Indiana; her loving sons, Charles Watson and his wife Marsha of Madison, Indiana, Keith Watson and his wife Bonnie of Hanover, Indiana; her loving brother, Paul Messmore of Bright, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Mark, Tina, Debbie, Brenda, Carla, Charles Allen, Angie, Chad and Christy; 13-great grandchildren; 11-great great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Nellie Hall Messmore, her sister and brother in law, Pauline and Charles Peddie, her daughter, Betty June Watson, her son, Robert Glenn Watson died August 12, 1962, her husband, Sam Watson, died August 24, 1998. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, November 13, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Father John Fink at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Our Hospice or the Prince of Peace Catholic Church Steeple Restoration Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home and the church. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Alene June Messmore Watson Clapp, please click here to visit our sympathy store.