Mabel Watson

February 19, 1925 - December 21, 2019

Mabel L. Watson, age 94 years, a resident of rural Simpson, Illinois for the past 6 months and a former resident of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away Saturday morning, December 21, 2019, at 12:15 AM at Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna, Illinois. Mabel was born February 19, 1925 in Earle, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Jesse McGill and Mary (Spears) McGill. She was united in marriage to Cleston Watson. Together, they shared over 64 years of marriage prior to his death on January 13, 2012. Survivors include: a stepdaughter – Annette Long of Guthrie, Oklahoma; a host of step grandchildren, step great grandchildren, and step great-great grandchildren; 2 brothers – Walter G. (Louise) McGill of Simpson, Illinois and Bobby (Faye) McGill of Cantonment, Florida; as well as several nieces and nephews, including a step niece – Shirley Mesner of Memphis, Tennessee. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Mabel was a homemaker. She was a faithful member of the Macon Road Baptist Church in Arlington, Tennessee and more recently during her residency in Illinois, Mabel was a member of Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Simpson. Mabel was a faithful Bible student. She also enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. A service honoring the life of Mabel McGill Watson will be conducted Friday afternoon, December 27, 2019, at 2 PM at Forest Hill Funeral Home – East, 2440 Whitten Road, Memphis, Tennessee. The family will receive relatives and friends from 1 PM – 2 PM Friday. Burial will follow in the Forest Hill Memorial Park – East. Memorials may be made to the Macon Road Baptist Church, 11015 US-64, Arlington, Tennessee 38002. www.maconroadbaptistchurch.org/give