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Rhoda Elizabeth Watkins

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Funeral services for Rhoda Elizabeth Watkins, 78, West Plains, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. Watkins passed away at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at West Vue Nursing Center.

She was born Sept. 17, 1938, in Howell County, to Calton King and Alice Pauline Willard King. She was married in July 1954, to Theodore Watkins. On June 9, 1957, she was married to Billy Dee Abney, who preceded her in death July 20, 1990; she re-married Theodore Watkins Oct. 6, 1991. She collected dolls, enjoyed embroidery and kept a notebook of songs. Mrs. Watkins was of the Pentecostal faith and was a member of Victoria Mission Church.

She is survived by her husband, Theodore Watkins; two children, Angela W. Farabee, Springfield, and Billy Dee Abney, Jr., and wife, Carmen, Springfield; five step-children, Susie George, Havana, Ark., Barbara Watkins, Paris, Texas, Wesley Watkins and wife, Marsha, Springdale, Ark., Sherry Watkins, Springdale, Ark. and Brad Watkins and wife, Kim, Forum, Ark.; seven grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; seven siblings, Gloria Brotherton and husband, Jesse, West Plains, Alice Jean Johnson and husband, Larry, West Plains, James Richard King and wife, Leslie, West Plains, Shirley Kay Moritz and husband, Jim, Dora, Don R. King and wife, Jan, West Plains, John Wayne King and wife, Donna, Yellville, Ark. and Joe Neal King and wife, Melinda, West Plains; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her parents, husband, two sons, Jacky Dee and Randal Alfred Abney, three brothers, Clarence, Othel and Bob King and two sisters, Deanna Vandiver and Carolyn Marie King, preceded her in death.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Elk Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.



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