Submitted by: John C. Monk
Grace
M. Watkins
Jan. 9, 1914 - April 11, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Grace M. Watkins, 96, of South Bend, passed away at
12:40 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010, in the Healthwin Specialized
Care Center, South Bend. Grace was born on January 9, 1914, in
Lafayette, Colorado, to the late Charles and Maude (McCarty)
Miller. On June 18, 1943, in South Bend, she married Robert
Watkins, who passed away June 20, 2005. They were members of the
Studebaker's Driver Club, and she proudly served her country in
the Army. She was a member of Abundant Life Fellowship
Pentecostal Church of South Bend. She is survived by three
children, Robert (Reba) Watkins of Hogansville, GA, Charles
(Marina) Watkins of Niles, MI, and Jerry (Mary) Watkins of South
Bend, IN; as well as 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and
one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her sister,
Faye Mosler of Longmont, CO. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8
p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home,
10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola. Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday, April 15, in the funeral home, with entombment
to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Rev. Wayne
Graham will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to Southern
Care Hospice, 310 West McKinley, Mishawaka, IN 46545. Online
condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on April 13, 2010