The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-11-09
A. T. WatSon
Passed AWAY
Monday
Funeral Service Held
Wednesday Afternoon
At Episcopal Church
NICK MINETTE DIED
Last Rites Held
Saturday Morning At
st. Paul's Church
Alfred Talbot Watson

A. T. Watson, well known resi-
dent of Sank Centre for many
years, passed away Monday morn
ing, November 9Th, at seven o'clock,
at his home on Main Street. His
age was 80 years, six months and
IL days. He had been ill for some
time, although his health began to
fail noticeably following a fall
which he suffered during last July.
In September he suffered frac-
tured leg, and was taken to the St.
Cloud hospital where he remained
until four weeks ago when he re-
turned to his home.
Alfred Talbot Watson was born
April Is, 1859, in County Monmouth,
Wales, of English parentage. At
the age of % years he came to the
U. s. to learn methods of farm
ing. In 1883 he was united in mar
riage to Mary Jane Lee, of Owa-
tonna, and to this union was born
twin sons, who died in infancy, and
two daughters, Mrs. Roy Scott, of
Sank Centre, and Mrs. F. A. Fred
erickson, of Redfield, s. D.
Mr.. Watson, an expert account
ant, came to Sank Centre in 1899,
and was employed in the Keller
Manufacturing Co. He was also
employed as accountant at the Mill
in this city. Before coming to Sank
Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson were
residents Of Paynesville and Wa
SEGA. The family moved to st.
Cloud in 1918 and remained there
until 1896, when Mr.. Watson pur-
chased the home on Main Street
and they returned to this city to
make their home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary in 1888.
Deceased was a faithful member
of the Episcopal Church, having
served as member Of the vestries
of st. Stephens Church, Paynes-
vile; st. Johns Church, st. Cloud,
and the Church Of the Good Sam
aritan, Sank Centre. He was a
member of the local vestry when
he passed away. He took keen
interest in the affairs of the church,
and attended services and vestry
meetings up to the time when it
was no longer possible for him to
do so.
Mr.. Watson is the last member of
the Richard Watson family, of Kid
derminster, England, there being
five sons and three daughters in
the family. George Watson, who
resided at Avon and passed away
there, was the only brother who
remained in this country. Deceased
made but one visit to his old home
in England, and that was in 1905,
when he made the journey with his
wife and daughter, Mrs. Scott.
Left to mourn are Mrs. Watson
two daughters, Mrs. Roy Scott, of
this city, and Mrs. F. A. Frederick
son, of Redfield, s. D.; and five
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at two-thirty
o'clock in the Church Of the Good
Samaritan. Rev. r. NJ. Harris, local
rector, read the Episcopal burial
service. assisted by Rev. e. c. Bill
er, former rector Of the deceased
at st. Cloud. The Episcopal quar-
tet, Mrs. w. d. O'Gara, Mrs. Les
ter Brown, Fay Cooper and Charles
Rattle, sang 20 Love That Wilt Not
Let Me Co." Interment was made
in Greenwood cemetery. The pail
bearers were: DR.. G. B. Lewis, DR..
c. L. Miner and James WEIGH, of
st. Cloud; Fay Cooper, Percy Han
sen and Dewey OGara, Of Sank
Centre.
Relatives from a distance at the
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