posted August 8, 2008
Myra Watterson, 86, of Soddy-Daisy, and formerly of Shelby, N.C., died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, Tn.
Myra was born May 11, 1922, in Commerce, Ga., the daughter of the late Jett Thomas and Ada Lee Seagraves Burroughs. She also was preceded in death by her husband, William Monroe Watterson.
Myra was a charter member of Churchill Drive Baptist Church and member of Westwood Heights Baptist Church in Shelby, N.C., where she lived until 2005. She was a former owner/operator of Bill’s Sandwich Shop and Watterson’s Crafts in Shelby. She was active in the Gideon Auxiliary and Lions Auxiliary.
Myra is survived by her daughter Melinda (the Rev. Paul) Evaul, of Soddy-Daisy; son, William (Carol) Watterson, of Banner Elk, N.C.; brother, Jack Burroughs, of Newton, N.C.; sister, Joan “Jody” Gore, of Kings Mountain, N.C.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Myra will be held on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Westwood Heights Baptist Church in Shelby, N.C., with the Rev. Jimmy Black officiating. Entombment will follow at Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum.
The family is being served by the Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, Tn., where they will receive friends on Friday from 5-7 p.m. and Sunday one hour before the service at the church.
In Shelby, the family is being served by the Cleveland Funeral Home.
Please share your memories of Myra on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons.
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