Services for Eugene Nelson “Gene” Watts, 84, Lawrence, will be 2pm Saturday, March 12th at the Eastside Bible Fellowship, 1423 Haskell Ave, Lawrence, KS.
Mr. Watts died March 7, 2022, at his home.
He was born September 30, 1937, in Hilt, California, the son of Nelson Wheadon and Mabel Gwendolyn Williams Watts.
Mr. Watts served in the Unites States Army and was the owner of a back hoe company for over 40 years. He enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, camping, traveling, and working with wood.
He married Irma Lee Brogdon on November 7, 1998 in Chico, California, they were married 23 years. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include his children, Greg Watts and wife Kathy of Lynn Haven, FL, Bret Watts and wife Peggy of Lawrence, KS, Matthew Watts and wife Heather of Willows, CA; stepdaughter, Jennifer Mitchell and husband Joshua of Bakersfield, CA; 6 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, June St. George.
