Eldridge Flenner Watson

E.F. Watson, 82, passed away Monday, December 22 , 2008 at his home in Mitchell, SD. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, December 26, 2008 and 11am until the 2pm funeral service Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow in Lakewood South.\ \ Mr. Watson was born May 9, 1926 in Bristol, TN to Alfonzo and Mattie Watson. He was owner of Dixie Reader Service and a hunting reserve in South Dakota, having moved there in 1998.\ \ He is preceded in death by his parents, brother V.W. Watson and sister Nova Cox. \ \ Survivors include his wife, Vicki Cook Watson of Mitchell, SD; son, Gary Watson of Bristol, TN; daughter, Lavanda Watson of Nashville, TN and grandson Kevin Watson who is stationed in Iraq. \ \ \ \