Who Was at the Reunion

Reunion 2012 - Who Was There

Who Was There in 2012
Cecil's Family -7					Verna's Family		2
	Larry Watkins					Denise and Mark Kolkmeyer
	Ida Watkins
	Valerie				Doris' Family -5
	Glen's granddaughter					Doris and Ken Wood
	Betty					Barb and Dan Wilson
	Larrys daughter Megan? and son-in-law?					Judy Wood
Leslie's Family - 0					Mary Lou's Family -10
						Mary Lou and Jim Hawks
						Debbie Walker
Dorothy's Family - 23						Lou Ann and Dave Eckman
	Patti and John Jacobs					Jada and Brice
	Neva Ann					John and Bridgette Eckman and child
	Carol Pratt
	Shannon and Kate
	Kathy and Fred Bonner				Total		62
	Brent and Melissa
	John and Jan Korr				Please feel free to send corrections.
	Connie Trudeau and Al
	Jessica
	Sierra, Noah and Seth  Friend Mike
	Teresa Grace and Dave
	Sarah and Brian
Violet's Family - 10
	Tom Maxwell
	Linda and Randy
	Lori and Mark
	Rob and Julia Maxwell
	Braydon
	Linda Stevens
	Arthur Stevens
Evelyn's Family - 4
	Geneva and David Weisser
	Stan and Caroline Due
Donald's Family -1
	Roger Watkins

Mommie and Poppie

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A Visit to North Dakota

Watkins Scolarships 2011

Click photos for a better look at the recipients of the 2011 Watkins Scholarships and their thank you notes. At the bottom is my letter to Laura Powers, guidance counselor at Mancelona High School, who was instrumental in choosing the two lucky seniors.

8-20-2011    

Mancelona Education Foundation

c/o Sue Homan

P.O. Box 619

Mancelona, MI   49659

The Watkins Family is proud to be able to give this gift of scholarship funds for Ms. Danielle Hoose and Ms. Stephanie Homan. We wish them well as they begin to pursue their degrees this fall.

We also look forward to continuing this tradition of providing scholarships for Mancelona students after our family reunion in 2012. It is especially gratifying to provide this educational opportunity in honor of Charles and Delphia Watkins (known to all their descendants as simply Mommie and Poppie), neither one of whom had more than a fourth grade education.

Our best to Mancelona on behalf of the entire family of our beloved Mommie and Poppie,

Their granddaughter,

Carolyn Haakenson Due

Where We Come From



Charles Eaton Watkins and Delphia Irene Huff

March 23, 1886 – January 10, 1957 ~ September 22, 1893 - March 2, 1967

Married July 19, 1909

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 Cecil EatonWatkins

January 10, 1910 – October 21, 1977

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Leslie Edgar Watkins

January 28, 1912 – October 14, 1962
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Violet Watkins Paulson

January 25, 1914 – December 24, 1971
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Donald Malcolm Watkins

November 3, 1915 – March 27, 1980
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Dorothy Watkins Korr

September 2, 1917 – April 8, 1980
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Evelyn Watkins Haakenson

January 26, 1920 – September 27, 1998
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Alfred Watkins

May 22, 1924 – May 22, 1924
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Irene Watkins Miller

May 29, 1925 –June 6, 1950
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Doris Watkins Wood

May 19, 1927
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Verna Watkins Miller

January 3, 1929 – March 11, 2011

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Margaret Marie Watkins

November 20, 1930 – November 24, 1930
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Mary Lou Watkins Hawks

April 8, 1932

See You Saturday

Glen Watkins

           

                   

Glen Richard Watkins

Glen Richard Watkins, 75, of Eatonton, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 30, 2012.He was born in Mancelona, Mich., March 3, 1937.He lived in Eatonton for the last 24 years and was a member of the Elks Lodge.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Vining Ivy Hill Chapel.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Linda Waldrop Watkins; son, Dave Watkins of Eatonton; daughters, Valerie Lynn Watkins and Gwen Watkins of Traverse City, Mich.; step-children, Nancy James and husband Randy of Eatonton, Tammy Wallace and husband Brad of Eatonton, and Jimmy Palmer Jr. of Eatonton; siblings, Cecil Watkins of Michigan, Doris and Craig, Larry and wife Ida Watkins of Michigan, Betty Jay of Michigan, Tom and wife Barbara Watkins of St. Paul, Minn.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Nice to Have a Cousin in Minnesota

Barb Wilson, Geneva Weisser and Carolyn Due
at the Como Conservatorey

I'm Back from Phoenix

I just returned from a long weekend visiting my daughter and her six children in Arizona where the temps reached 106 degrees!

When I returned I had a nice email exchange with Violet's granddaughter Laurie, so today I'll feature a few photos from that family. My Mom, Evelyn, lived with Violet and Art and family while my Dad was serving overseas during WWII. Violet's daughter Jo-Ann was a teenager when I was born and I've been told she took very good care of me.

Jo-Ann and Caroline

Jo-Ann

Art & Violet



Violet - always so glamorous!





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I know these are Violet's sons Charles and Dale
 but there is nothing written on the back of the
photos so I'm not sure which is which.