1931
Elizabeth
2024
Elizabeth Mary Watson
November 5, 1931 — April 1, 2024
Clarksville
Elizabeth Mary Watson, age 92, of Clarksville, TN passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024 at her home. She was born November 5, 1931 in St. Anthony, MO to the late Henry Engelmeyer and Catherine Holtmeyer.
In her free time, Elizabeth enjoyed simply being out in nature. She loved gardening, fishing, and camping. On August 31, 1948 Elizabeth married the late Edmond Schaffer, and after his death she eventually went on to marry the late James Watson on December 31, 1980.
Survivors include her children, Emma Black, Joanna Surface, Bertha Shilling, Debra Davis, Catherine Hicks, and Bernard Schaffer, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by her first husband, Edmond Schaffer; second husband, James Watson; sons, Robert Schaffer and Steven Schaffer; daughters, Elizabeth Ann Kloeppel and Anna Schaffer; her brothers and sisters, and sons-in-law, Donald Surface, Ron Black, Arthur Shilling Sr., John Thomas Davis Jr., and Melvin Hicks.
Visitation services will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Gateway Funeral Home beginning at 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. No funeral services are scheduled to follow the visitation.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 335 Franklin St. Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by visiting gatewayfh.com.
In her free time, Elizabeth enjoyed simply being out in nature. She loved gardening, fishing, and camping. On August 31, 1948 Elizabeth married the late Edmond Schaffer, and after his death she eventually went on to marry the late James Watson on December 31, 1980.
Survivors include her children, Emma Black, Joanna Surface, Bertha Shilling, Debra Davis, Catherine Hicks, and Bernard Schaffer, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by her first husband, Edmond Schaffer; second husband, James Watson; sons, Robert Schaffer and Steven Schaffer; daughters, Elizabeth Ann Kloeppel and Anna Schaffer; her brothers and sisters, and sons-in-law, Donald Surface, Ron Black, Arthur Shilling Sr., John Thomas Davis Jr., and Melvin Hicks.
Visitation services will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Gateway Funeral Home beginning at 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. No funeral services are scheduled to follow the visitation.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 335 Franklin St. Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by visiting gatewayfh.com.
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