Lorraine Watkins
1936 - 2016
Obituary
Lorraine Elizabeth Watkins, 80, of
Newton, died Monday (September 5, 2016) at the Via Christi Regional
Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1936, in
Columbus, the daughter of Claude and Margaret McTaggert Denton.
Lorraine was raised in Elk City. After graduating from Elk City High
School, she later went on to graduate from Kansas Teachers College in
Emporia with her degree in Secondary Education.
Her first teaching job was in
Leavenworth, then Atchison, before moving to Newton in 1960 to teach
eighth grade science. She taught at both Chisholm and Santa Fe middle
schools. Lorraine took a few years off from teaching to raise her
son. She retired in 1995.
Lorraine married William Dean Watkins
on July 16, 1961, at the First Baptist Church in Newton. He died on
Aug. 31, 2011.
Lorraine was an avid sports fan; she
always enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. She was
a true lover of nature. Through the years, she had been a member of
the P.E.O., the Treble Clef Club and Beta Beta Beta.
Survivors include her sons, Robert
Watkins and wife Kimberly of Newton, Scott Watkins and wife Maren of
Salt Lake City, Utah, and David Watkins and wife Tracy of Burlington;
and her grandchildren Ryan, Jace, Myka and Megan.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2016) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral
Home. Interment will be in the East Lawn Cemetery in Zimmerdale.
Friends may call at the funeral home on
Tuesday from 1 to 8 p.m. where the family will receive friends
between 6 and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
Lorraine Watkins Memorial Scholarship Fund. Contributions may be sent
to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
