Watson, Leland A.

1926 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	Watson, Leland A.
  Birth	1 Oct 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WATS.L004
  _FGRAVE	41975207
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [2]
  Death	21 Mar 2002  [1]
  Burial	Buckeye Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I57419	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Watson, George C.,   b. 11 Jun 1897   d. 7 Feb 1974 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Kiger, Alice May,   b. 1899   d. May 1955, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F20459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Buckeye Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Evansville Courier & Press (IN) - Saturday, March 23, 2002 Deceased Name: Leland Watson FAIRFIELD -- Leland A. Watson, 75, died Thursday, March 21, 2002, at his home. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; two daughters, Ethel Drew and Alice Brown; six sons, Arthur, Larry, Hershel, George, Marcus and David Watson; a sister, Phyllis Watson; a brother, William Harlan Watson; and 11 grandchildren. Graveside services 1 p.m. Monday in Buckeye Cemetery, military rites . Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Nale's Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16643] https://www.feltnerfuneralhome.com/, Obituary, Watson, Leland A., 75, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41975207/leland_a-watson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16644] https://www.feltnerfuneralhome.com/, Headstone, Watson, Leland A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41975207/leland_a-watson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16642] https://www.feltnerfuneralhome.com/, Obituary, Watson, Phyllis M., 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117346823/phyllis-m-watson), none. (Reliability: 2).