Alvin Max Watkins
BIRTH 28 May 1931
Trumann, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA
DEATH 2 Nov 2016 (aged 85)
North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
BURIAL
Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
PLOT Section CO8, Row 4, Site 10
MEMORIAL ID 172201678 · View Source
Alvin Max Watkins, 85, of North Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at home. He was born on May 28, 1931 to Joseph Wesley and Jettieve London Watkins in Trumann, AR. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lynn Watkins, his sister, Joan Watkins Hughes, and his parents.
He is survived by one son, Max Thompson Watkins and wife Tracy of Marshall, TX; one daughter, Susan Watkins Gertson and husband Rodney of Edmond, OK; grandsons Wesley Watkins, Jesse Watkins, Daniel and Kimberly Gertson, Micah and Jannat Gertson, and Nathan and Claire Gertson; great-grandchildren Addison Watkins, Jonah and Alex Gertson, and Graham Gertson; sister-in-law Joyce Thompson Isaacs of Jackson, MS and numerous nieces and nephews.
Max served in the US Army during the Korean War. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hendrix College in 1952. Afterwards, he began his lifelong career with the Olin Chemical Corporation. He loved to sing and was a 30-year member of Acapella Rising (formerly Diamond State) Barbershop Chorus. Max was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, AR., serving on the finance committee, singing in the choir, and supporting many church ministries.
The family would like to express their tremendous appreciation for his wonderful caregivers, Evelyn Finley, Elizabeth Cantrell, Jackie Edmondson, Karen Morris and his care team from Baptist Health Hospice: Gail Felling, Tina Parker, Mary Hicks, Judy Bury, and Jim Agee.
Father
Joe Wesley Watkins
BIRTH 7 May 1910
DEATH 3 May 1982 (aged 71)
BURIAL
Bayou Meto Cemetery
Jacksonville,
Arkansas, USA
Mother
Jerry London Watkins
BIRTH 20 Apr 1910
DEATH 3 May 1992 (aged 82)
BURIAL
Bayou Meto Cemetery
Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA
Wife
Mary Lynn Watkins
BIRTH 4 Dec 1929
DEATH 17 Mar 2016 (aged 86)
BURIAL
Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Sister
Joan Watkins Hughes
BIRTH 1934
DEATH 1968 (aged 33–34)
BURIAL
Bayou Meto Cemetery
Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA
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