Glen Douglas "G.W." Watson Obituary (1939

Mr. Glen Douglas "G.W." Watson, age 86 of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on October 14, 1939 in Moss, Tennessee. He was the loving son of the late Elmer and Avie Short Watson. He was raised in Moss, Tennessee and graduated from Hermitage High School. He was united in marriage on December 31, 1959 to Linda Kay Fredrick. This happy union of nearly 51 years was blessed with two daughters, Juanita Kay and Melinda, and three sons, Jeff, Tracey and David. The family resided in Indianapolis and G.W. was employed early in life for Colonial Bakery. He retired after 31 years of service with Ford Motor Company in Indianapolis where he worked as an assembler. After retirement, he moved to Sandy Beach and enjoyed the past 31 years there. He was a member of the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 Sons of the American Legion. He enjoyed hunting mushrooms, fishing, going to the American Legion, and sitting on his front porch. G.W. died on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 7:15 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. A LOVING FAMILY G.W. will be missed by his loving sons, Jeff Watson and his companion, Julie Harris of Greenwood, Indiana, Tracey Watson and his wife, Angela of Fairland, Indiana, and David Watson and his wife, Patricia of Vevay, Indiana; his loving daughter, Melinda Thurman of Vevay, Indiana; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; his sisters, Anna Biles of Moss, Tennessee, and Loretta Yeagley of Lafayette, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Watson, his mother, Avie Short Watson, his wife of nearly 51 years, Linda Kay Fredrick Watson, died December 12, 2010, his daughter, Juanita Kay Watson, and his sisters, Wanda Cherry, Thelma Watson, and Francis Lancaster. G.W.'S WishesCremation was chosen with a celebration of life to be announced. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation, Please Click Here. For Ordering Instructions for Floral Tributes, Please Click Here.