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Bennie Mae Watkins
August 7, 1953 - August 18, 2024
Bennie Mae Watkins Obituary
Bennie Welch Watkins passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at her residence.
Bennie is preceded in death by her father, Thurel Hoke Welch, and stepmother, Linda Faye Hall.
She is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Stanley Watkins; daughter Nikki Ridley; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Ashley Watkins; granddaughter, Emma Watkins; sister and sister-in-law Brenda Welch Young and Lisa Claudio, brother Jeff Welch and his wife Aimee.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Bennie Watkins will be Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 2 pm in the Chapel of Shawn Chapman Funeral Home in Chatsworth with Rev. Josh Parker and Pastor Jeff Johnson officiating. The interment will be in the Spring Place Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday and all-day Wednesday.
Arrangements made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home, Crematory, and Monuments.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bennie, please visit our floral store.
Bennie Welch Watkins passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at her residence.
Bennie is preceded in death by her father, Thurel Hoke Welch, and stepmother, Linda Faye Hall.
She is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Stanley Watkins; daughter Nikki Ridley; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Ashley Watkins; granddaughter, Em
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