Virginia Louise Watson

Mrs. Virginia Louise Speas Watson, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born May 2, 1944, in Newport News, VA, to the late C.H. and Beulah Hicks Speas.  Mrs. Watson was full of life.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, always treasuring the time she shared with everyone.  She retired from Perry Manufacturing with over 40 years of service and was a faithful member of Woodville Baptist Church.  Mrs. Watson will be lovingly remembered by her son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Suzanne Watson; a granddaughter, Lily Watson; a grandson, Colt Watson; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Elaine Shelton, Frances and Allen Morrison, and Joann and Edgar Fulk; and a nephew and his wife, Bobby and Karen Morrison.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Hayward Watson, Sr.; a son, Jerry Watson, Jr.; and a brother-in-law, Russell Shelton.  The funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Woodville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kevin Kilby and the Rev. Rickey Rogers officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends Wednesday at the church from 12:30 PM until the time of the service.  In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Woodville Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Zelda Collins, 1591 Tom’s Creek Church Road, Pilot Mountain, NC  27041.  Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the family.