Freestone Co, Tx - Obit of Tas Silas Watson, Jr.     
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Freestone Co, Tx - Obit of Tas Silas Watson, Jr. 


Teague Chronicle newspaper - Nov 14, 2002 edition 

"Tas Watson, Jr.
   Funeral services for Tas Silas Watson, Jr. of Fairfield, were held November
   7 at First United Methodist Church, in Fairfield.
   Rev. Wayne Flowers and Ovid Fillis conducted the services.
   Mr. Watson was born June 20, 1921 in Fairfield and passed away November 4,
   at this home in Fairfield.
   He graduated from Fairfield High School and was a member of the first
   football team in 1937.  He attended Texas Tech University and Tarleton
   State.  He served in the U. S. Air Force 4-1/2 years and the U. S. Army as
   2nd Lieutenant, most of it in the European Theater
during WWII.  He worked 12 years for Humble Oil seismograph crew, during which
he worked in Florida and met his future wife, Geneva.  He returned to Fairfield
in 1957.  He operated a furniture store and also served as mayor.  He was a
member of the Rotary and served as president.  He flew for the U.S. Forest
Service as a spotter for forest fires.  He taught Sunday School and served on
numerous committees in the First United Methodist Church in Fairfield.  He
served as a director for Bi-Stone Savings and Loan for several years.
He bought half-interest in the Fairfield Recorder with Joe Lee Kirgan and
worked between 1966 and 1978 when he retired.  He was instrumental in starting
the Freestone County Club and served on the original board of directors.  He
worked on the grounds regularly and played golf most days in both Fairfield and
his second home, Arcadia, Florida.  After suffering a paralyzing stroke in
April 1997, and was admired for his constant efforts to keep in good physical
shape after the stroke, even though he used a walker.  He was also full of life
and cutting up all the time, being remembered for his "Tasmanian Devil" ways.
   He is survived by daughters:  Jerry Calame and husband, Jerry, Connie
   Watson, and Denise Wells and husband, Clark; granddaughters: Maggie
   Arrington and Neva Stephens; sisters: Helen Jeffries and Evelyn Moegelin;
   and nieces and nephews.
   Mr. Watson was preceded in death by his parents Tas and Evelyn Watson and
   wife, Geneva.
   Capps Memorial Chapel in Fairfield was in charge of arrangements."